La Liga has a rule that restricts the registration of players from outside the European Union (EU), but Jude Bellingham has a way to help Real Madrid circumvent this rule.

How Bellingham helped Real Madrid circumvent La Liga rules

According to La Liga rules, teams in this tournament can only register a maximum of 3 non-EU players in a match list, and a maximum of 5 players in the first team . After England left the EU, players from the foggy country were classified as non-EU, which made it difficult for Spanish clubs to buy English players.

In the summer of 2023, Real Madrid spent 103 million euros to bring Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund. He immediately ҽxploded, scoring 23 goals in all competitions for Los Blancos in his first season. The England international was the core of Real Madrid’s journey to win La Liga and the Champions League.

With Bellingham’s talent, Real Madrid will not hesitate to give the former Dortmund star a non-EU slot. However, at that time, Real Madrid already had enough slots for 3 non-EU players: Vinicius, Militao and Rodrygo. Therefore, if Bellingham was registered as a non-EU player, these 4 players could not play together.

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Therefore, Bellingham and the Bernabeu team have a clever move, to circumvent La Liga’s rules. The White Vultures have advised Bellingham to become an Irish citizen, a country still in the EU. Although born in Birmingham, Bellingham’s grandmother is Irish. Therefore, according to the law, he has enough grounds to have citizenship, even to play for both Ireland and England.

Although Bellingham chose to play for England, after listening to advice from Real Madrid, he decided to apply for Irish citizenship and was accepted.

As a result, Real Madrid can register Bellingham without having to drop any of Vinicius, Rodrygo and Militao, who are all regular starters in their squad.