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Italian legend Andrea Pirlo has said he’s a huge fan of Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham.

Bellingham was in Turin this week to collect the Golden Boy award, and Pirlo who now coaches Sampdoria was full of praises for the Real Madrid midfielder.

According to Pirlo, Bellingham was born to play football.

Pirlo said: “I don’t look at the player’s identity card, what matters is that he shows his aptitudes and qualities.

“Bellingham is predestined, he was born to play football and it is right that he has this career.

“He is a player with great prospects combined with (Carlo) Ancellotti who is a coach with great experience and human qualities.”