Real Madrid in recent years have followed a sporting strategy whereby most of the signings who arrive give up the chance of higher wages and a confirmed starting position elsewhere.

Instead, they arrive at a club surrounded by a history that grows season after season and, above all, at a club with a stability that very few can boast.

This is the path chosen by Jude Bellingham, as Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni or Endrick did before, players who opted for a sporting proposal, leaving behind the frenzy of money that can be found in the Premier League or at PSG.

It is not that Real Madrid are not in a position to offer good contracts, but it is true that all these players we have mentioned left behind bigger and better proposals than those made by Los Blancos.

Bellingham, moreover, had the possibility of becoming the Premier League's flagship player. However, the Englishman has opted for the proposal of Real Madrid.

Manchester City offered leadership, to become a reference point, with a salary well above what Real Madrid can pay him, which for the moment does not place him in the top range of the salary scale.

The English club were offering him 15 million euros for each of the six seasons they were proposing to him.

Bellingham knows that the competition at Real Madrid is going to be tough. The immediate transition is not going to happen given the quality of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, who will continue in white for another season.

We must also factor in the strength of Fede Valverde, Camavinga and Tchouameni. The question mark remains over Dani Ceballos, who has a renewal proposal on the table from Madrid's directors.

The Englishman will arrive and will have to overcome the adaptation period, but his quality and vision make him a safe bet, one that Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool have fought over for a while now.

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