Golden Boy 2024: Projecting Jude Bellingham's successor

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Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham was crowned Europe's "Golden Boy" in an award ceremony on Monday night that recognises the best player under the age of 21 across Europe's top leagues in the calendar year of 2023. And what a year it has been for the England international: joining Madrid from Borussia Dortmund this summer for an initial €103 million and breaking the record for the most goals scored in a player's first 15 games at the club (14) --which was previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stefano and Pruden (13).

Bellingham, 20, reportedly earned a whopping 485 points out of a possible 500 in the vote (97%) -- which are submitted…