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'Bellingham looked like he had played 100 games' - Ex-Birmingham coach says Dortmund star was always set for the top

Former Birmingham City coach Mike Dodds says Jude Bellingham was always destined for the top and that he "looked like he had played 100 games" when he made his debut at St Andrew's.

Bellingham quickly rose to stardom after breaking into Birmingham's senior squad in 2019 at the age of just 16, with his first appearance for the club coming in an EFL Cup clash against Portsmouth in August that year.

The England international went on to feature in 44 games for the Blues before being snapped up by German giants Dortmund in 2020 where he has further enhanced his reputation as one of the best young players in Europe, and Dodds believes there is "no limit" to what he can go on and achieve.