Jude Bellingham’s father Mark was spotted beaming with pride as the England star was unveiled as a Real Madrid player, while his mum Denise took photos to capture his presentation.
Bellingham had made a point of thanking his parents during his unveiling, with Mark and Denise sat in the front row alongside his younger brother Jobe.
The 19-year-old has become Britain's most expensive footballer after completing the £113m switch to the Spanish giants from Borussia Dortmund.
Taking the number five shirt,most famously worn by club legend Zinedine Zidane, he declared it ‘the best day of his life’ and said he was signing for the ‘biggest club in the world’.
‘I just want to say thank you everyone in the room and watching online for joining me for the proudest day of my life as I join the greatest football club in the history of the game,' Bellingham said.
Jude Bellingham's dadMark was seen beaming with pride at his unveiling as a Real Madrid player, while his mum Denise took photos as the midfielder addressed the room
Jude Bellingham declared his unveiling at Real Madrid to be the 'proudest day of his life'
The England star was presented as a Real Madrid player after completing a £113m transfer
‘There are a lot of people to thank for getting me to this point. Borussia Dortmund, Birmingham City, the people who work there.
‘Also the people who work here, the president and of course my family for all the support and making the deal as easy as possible.’
Bellingham was also asked about his dad Mark having been pictured crying, with the midfielder joking that he might have been sweating rather than being emotional.
‘As for the tears with my father, I don’t know if that was sweat to be fair, he doesn’t often cry so I think you might have caught a bit of sweat drip down his cheek,' he said.
‘I’ll have to watch it back really closely and give him some banter about it.’
Bellingham’s parents joined him on stage as the new Real Madrid star posed for photographs, having played akey role in his rise to sign with the record 14-time European champions.
Dad Mark has served as Bellingham's manager andbrokered the deal with Real Madrid for Jude, acting as an intermediary between the Spanish club and Dortmund.
Jude has said that his mum Denise, 54, as the key to his success, calling her a 'queen'.
Denise, as well as Mark, have acted as a grounding force for the midfield star while his early career has rocketed off to the heights of world football.
Parents Mark and Denise have been key to Bellingham's rise from Birmingham to Real Madrid
Jude has said his dad Mark was his first footballing hero and mum Denise has been the grounding force in his career
Jude's parents were seen in the stands throughout the World Cup as he shone for England
'The role my mum is playing is massive. I think at the minute it is probably the biggest role of anyone, even probably more than my coaches and managers, to be honest,' he said in December.
In 2020, when Denise moved with Bellingham to Germany, she left behind Mark, who stayed with their other son Jobe, who completed a transfer to Sunderland this week.
Denise also manages Jude's financial affairs and occasionally drove him to training while he was at Borussia Dortmund.
Bellingham had also declared that his father Mark was his first footballing hero,.
The former non-league player scoring700 goals in around 900 appearancesat clubs including Leamington, Stourbridge and Sutton Coldfield Town.
Jude told The Guardian in 2020 how his mother Denise took him to watch his father play: 'It's where I started to get that love for football. I think you can see in the way I play that I've watched the game from a young age.
'That non-league style of toughness and being gritty when you need to be... I do think that comes from watching my dad play – even though he never tackled!'
Mark has now seen his son secure a declared as ‘One of the best players in the world’ byReal Madrid president Florentino Perez.
Jude has spoken of the importance of his supportive family to his success to date in his career
Bellingham's family heard Real Madrid president Florentino Perez describe the midfielder as 'one of the best players in the world'
The England star is set to wear the No 5 shirt having wrapped up his £113m summer move
Perez had said Bellingham wanted to come despite massive interest from the Premier League.
‘Welcome to the club of 14 Champions Leagues. We have won five of the last 10 Champions Leagues we never give in,’ said the Madrid supremo.
One morning paper in Madrid had welcomed him with the headline ‘Galatico until 2029’. It’s been a while since that word was used. And it’s never been used for a teenager.
When Real Madrid signed Vinicius, Rodrygo, Fede Valverde, Eder Militao, they all arrived as prospects. ButBellingham’s €134m (£113m) fee puts him into another bracket.
He won’t be a teenager much longer. He turns 20 on June 29. But he is young – he wasn’t yet born when Real Madrid announced the signing of David Beckham the last England international midfielder to sign for the club.
They are very excited about ‘Jude Victor William Bellingham’, as they have already taken to calling him (as they did affectionately John Benjamin Toshack, another former servant of the club).
Bellingham said he was joining the ‘biggest club in the world’ by signing for Real Madrid
Real Madrid supporters have acted quickly to get their hands on Jude Bellingham shirts
The Spanish giants have rolled out Bellingham merchandise immediately after his signing
The stats are the basis for that excitement. He led the way at Borussia Dortmund in goals, assists and tackles last season. There were also 88 successful dribbles – the most of any midfielder in Europe’s top leagues.
It was after passing his medical at the city’s La Moraleja University Hospital that he signed his six-year contract alongside president Perez who presented him with that number five shirt.
The Zidane comparisons started before the World Cup when Spanish Director of Football Andres Manzano who was at Spain’s third tier club UE Cornella in 2018 when they had a collaboration agreement with Birmingham likened him to the French legend.
He had seen Bellingham aged 15 in an U-23 team at Birmingham’s Wast Hills Training Ground and told the Daily Mail: ‘The player I see most in him is Zidane.
'He’s an all-terrain midfielder with a lot of personality and he is so good on the ball but he also has that enviable physique.
Zidane arrived when he was 29 and was booed in his first season before winning over supporters.
His age ought to bring him a greater level of patience. It’s also true, that despite the references in the morning papers, this is not the Galatico era anymore. This is a young team full of brilliant young players – and for everything he showed in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and for England, he fits right in.
