With Lionel Messi seeing out his days in the USA and Cristiano Ronaldo retiring over in Saudi Arabia, it’s fair to argue that Jude Bellingham is perhaps the world’s most marketable football player.
Signing for Real Madrid in the summer of 2023, the former Birmingham City and Borussia Dortmund midfielder thrust himself even further into the spotlight, but backed it up on the pitch with MVP like performances well worthy of his £97m price tag.
2025/26 is expected to be another huge year for Bellingham, both at the Santiago Bernabeu and for his country, with the World Cup just around the corner. Most bookmakers are putting Real Madrid and England among the favourites for all the major competitions across the season, with MightyTips noting that many bookmakers have his club as the top team for the Champions League, while leading the Three Lions to glory is priced at around 13/2, just behind Spain and France.
The hopes of both club and country on his shoulders, as you can imagine, also comes with a pretty purse, both through salary and sponsorship deals. MightyTips’ resident football expert Kate Richardson delves into the earnings of one of the best players to grace a pitch in 2025, to uncover the star’s riches…
What is Jude Bellingham’s salary at Real Madrid?
At just 22-years-old, the Birmingham born Bellingham is one of the biggest earners in the beautiful game, welcoming almost a £300,000 weekly wage increase after moving from Dortmund to the Spanish giants.
It was a dream come true for Jude, he claimed it wasn’t about the money, but more the prestige of playing in the Spanish capital, stating: “Money’s not a big thing for me. I don’t think about money when I make these kinds of decisions. I play for the love of the game. I loved the feeling I got from the club. I told them straight away what I felt about the club. It’s not the case that the other teams were bad or not good, but Real Madrid is the greatest.”
Of course, it’ll certainly help. The Englishman currently makes £342,000 per week as Madrid’s poster boy, totalling £17.784m annual year, with his contract current set to run out in 2029. What is worth noting is that Bellingham’s wages, while huge, don’t put him in the top 15 earners on the planet, while Kylian Mbappe is Real Madrid’s top earner, picking up a cool £26m per year.
What will Jude Bellingham’s net worth be in 2025?
As of 2025, the Madrid midfielder has earned tens of millions of pounds, with an estimated net worth of £43,374,240. Not bad for a man who has just six full seasons of senior football to his name.
It’s estimated around half the amount Jude Bellingham earns is through his annual salary at Los Blancos, with the rest coming from the various sponsorships and endorsements to his name.
Jude Bellingham’s sponsorships and endorsements
One of the most highly sought after footballers globally, Bellingham has partnered with Louis Vuitton, Skims and McDonald’s, but is perhaps more notable for his deals with Lucozade and Adidas.
The latter has certainly gone all-in on Bellingham, giving him his own range of clothing for the Originals collection, as well as being the brand’s main star in its Predator boot. Stand aside David Beckham!
Ahead of the Euro 2024 last year, Adidas developed an advert based around Jude Bellingham and his relatability, with Florian Alt, Vice President Global Brand Comms at the brand said,
“We want to celebrate our players as they continue to inspire the up-and-coming generation of athletes. This campaign serves to remind us all that pressure can be felt at any level, no matter the accolades or achievements. Our ambition remains to encourage elite and grassroot players to reconnect with what ignited their love for the game. We hope our rallying cry, ‘You got this’, invites athletes of all levels to overcome pressure and achieve their personal possibilities in sport.”
It isn’t clear how much specifically endorsements add to Bellingham’s net worth in 2025, but it is believed that his Adidas deal is worth in the millions per year.
Jude Bellingham’s business
Despite the Real Madrid star’s youth, Bellingham also dabbles in the world of business too and plays a significant role in Bello&Bello Ltd, an image rights firm. The company is worth an estimated £2.4m and sees his Mum and Dad, Denise and Mark as company directors. The company also handles Bellingham’s own image rights and trademarks.
Jude Bellingham in transfer fees
Despite having just three clubs to his name during his career, Bellingham has already more than paid back his worth in transfer fees, lifting the La Liga and UEFA Champions League with Madrid, as well as the Spanish Super Cup.
Prior to that, his time at Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund saw him lift the DFB-Pokal, as well as generating nearly 400% what they paid for him when moving on to Spain.
- 2020: Birmingham City to Borussia Dortmund: £25m
- 2023: Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid: £97m
What next for Jude Bellingham?
The value of Jude Bellingham, both on the field and off it, are only going to rise as he develops as a player. Most of us forget he’s yet to hit his peak, and his career earnings will no doubt further soar as a result.
Despite his young years, and his achievements already in the game, there’s still the likes of international glory and the Ballon d’Or to win, which will make him even more desirable for brands, putting him right up there with the likes of peak Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and David Beckham, who have net worth’s in the hundreds of millions.
The article is written by Kate Richardson
