Real Madrid are preparing to reward Jude Bellingham with a major pay rise after a spell that has made him even harder to leave out of their long-term plans. TEAMtalk sources say the club are ready to lift his salary to more than £400,000 per week, up from a current deal understood to be worth in excess of £300,000 a week. He still has three years left on that contract.
Bellingham's form gives Madrid a strong case
Bellingham's World Cup output helps explain why Madrid are moving early. He has 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 appearances, with a 7.96 average rating across those matches and 417 minutes played. That is a proper run of production, not a one-off spike.
The club also know what they invested when they signed him from Borussia Dortmund in 2023. The package could rise to around £113million, and Madrid clearly view him as one of the players around whom the next phase of the squad should be built.
What the contract move would mean
TEAMtalk sources say the messages from both Madrid and Bellingham's camp have been overwhelmingly positive throughout the process. Formal negotiations are expected to progress once England's campaign ends, which gives the club a natural window to keep matters moving without turning this into a summer distraction.
The pay rise would still leave room above him in Madrid's wage structure. TEAMtalk says Kylian Mbappe remains the highest earner on well over £500,000 per week, so Bellingham would not be at the top of the scale. Even so, a move above £400,000 would be a clear sign of how fast his standing has grown.
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