Sky Sports pundits argue on air as ex-City boss claims Pep wouldn't sign Bellingham
SKY SPORTS pundits Danny Mills and Lee Hendrie were involved in a tasty debate over Jude Bellingham potentially playing for Manchester City.
The twenty-year-old English midfielder has had a great first season at Real Madrid and scored 20 goals and eight assists in 29 appearances.
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Bellingham's incredible form has made him arguably the best midfielder in the world, although former Man City defender Mills does not believe Pep Guardiola would want to sign him at the moment.
During a recent edition of Sky's Football Specialhe said: “If you were to offer Bellingham to Pep now, I'm not sure he would take it.
“Because he doesn't fit in that midfield.”
Mills' claim left former Aston Villa midfielder Hendrie absolutely stunned, with the 46-year-old saying: “What a bad shout that was.
“Wouldn't you like Bellingham by his side?”
Mills refused to back down and insisted Bellingham would not displace any of City's current midfielders despite his crazy debut season at the Bernabeu.
He hit back: 'But he didn't want that. Who would you put it in instead?'
Hendrie replied: “He was looking forward to it [Ilkay Gundogan in his side where he goes and plays forward.”
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That prompted Mills to ask: “But would he play ahead of [Phil] Foden, [Kevin] De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo Silva? Would Pep buy it? Does he need it?”
Hendrie continued to fight his corner by saying, “Bellingham is one of the best players in the world.”
An impassioned Mills then said of Guardiola, who once praised Bellingham as the 'whole package': 'He has incredible balance in midfield.
“He doesn't play for Kevin de Bruyne, who we just said is the best midfielder in the world.”
Hendrie quickly backtracked on the idea that he thinks Bellingham would relegate De Bruyne to the bench
“I'm not saying he does,” he said. “I say he plays on that team.”
Hendrie was left perplexed after Mills then claimed Guardiola would not fall either Rodri or Silva to face Bellingham, asking, “Don't you think so?”
That question prompted Mills to simply say: “Not the way City play.”
However, Hendrie refused to back down and insisted Bellingham would be in “any team” before jokingly claiming he would even let him “play in goal”.
Bellingham will miss Real's trip to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday due to the ankle injury he suffered in Los Blancos' 4-0 win over Girona last Saturday, in which he scored a brace.
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