Rio Ferdinand has seen his Bukayo Saka world-class verdict questioned further with a surprising Jude Bellingham message
Rio Ferdinand’s Bukayo Saka world-class decision was called into even more question by a shσcking message from Jude Bellingham. This month, the Manchester United star shared his list of all-time great players, which didn’t include Saka but did include Erling Haaland, Rodri, and Mohamed Salah.
“Not yet,” he said on his show Vibe with Five when asked if Saka was good enough to be called world-class. “Listen up, I believe Saka has been lying. He plays way too many games for his age, I think he needs a break.
“But I feel like, what is world-class? He hasn’t done it in the Champions League yet, has he? “I’m talking about the very specifics,” Ferdinand said. “Don’t get me wrong, Saka is great. He’s not yet world-class. The 22-year-old has done everything he can in recent weeks to show that he belongs in that group. He has scored six goals in his last four Premier League games.
Virgil van Dijk, Rodri, De Bruyne, Vinicius Junior, Salah, Kylian Mbappe, Haaland, Harry Kane, and Jude Bellingham were all on Ferdinand’s list. Most of those players have a lot of experience, which seems to be the main reason Saka wasn’t picked. However, Martin Keown, a former Arsenal player, didn’t agree with Bellingham’s inclusion.
“Jude Bellingham is someone I would question,” he told Ferdinand on TNT Sports before Arsenal and Porto’s Champions League match. “Of course he is in great shape and doing great things at Real Madrid right now. Take a look at (Bukayo) Saka; he’s been the England Player of the Year for the past two years, and Bellingham hasn’t seen that.” “I don’t know, I think Rio might be getting into trouble.”
Both players missed out on winning a league title with Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund last season. They will be hoping that their luck changes this season. Bellingham has had a great start to his time at Real Madrid. The Spanish giants are six points ahead at the top of La Liga, and Bellingham has helped set up 28 goals so far this season.