Jobe Bellingham on his first England senior call up and the chance to play with brother Jude
Jobe Bellingham has described earning his first senior England call-up alongside brother Jude as a “special” moment for his family.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder has been included in Thomas Tuchel’s latest squad after previously representing England at youth level.
“I can’t ignore it, but obviously with Jude being here too, it’s a great, great feeling for the family,” he said.
“It’s quite special, to be honest. It’s such a huge bonus on top of something that’s already so special and so great.
“To be called up for England is a dream itself and I’ve been so proud to have the opportunity to represent England at every age group.
“I always enjoyed coming away with England, I love competing against top players at whichever age group.
“But to have that chance of an opportunity to represent England with my brother, it’s really hard to put into words.
“I don’t have the words, really. I think it’s only emotion that could describe it, and, hopefully, if that time does come, you’ll see a lot of emotion from people, and definitely from my family.”
The 21-year-old revealed he learned of his selection after receiving a message from Tuchel while driving home from training.
“Yeah, I’d been obviously hoping for it, as you would as a player,” he added.
“It’s somewhere you aspire to be but I thought I’d probably be with the Under-21s, which I’m proud about in itself.
“Then it was last Thursday when I was driving back from training, and I saw a message pop up in my car and it said, ‘Hi, Jobe, it’s Thomas Tuchel.’
“I was, as you can imagine, ecstatic and so excited and then when I took the call later on, it was just quite surreal.
“You don’t really know what to do with yourself in that moment, but you’re just so pleased and I couldn’t stop smiling.
“I feel really, really proud. It was something that I’d hoped for and I felt like I was making it a little bit more possible each week with each game, so yeah, I’m really pleased.”
