Birmingham announced their plans to retire the number 22 shirt following Jude Bellingham's move to Borussia Dortmund.
Jude Bellingham has opened up about Birmingham City's decision to retire the number 22 shirt following his departure in 2020 – and it makes for an interesting read.
Bellingham has since gone on to become of the world's best midfielders, with his start to life in Spain at La Liga giants's decision to retire the number 22? Well, the England international has made his feelings clear in a recent interview with French publicationsaid: “They told me 'no one will take it until you get back to Birmingham'. I was like 'Really?' I had a good year , but it was nothing extraordinary.
"When I was a kid I used to go to training sessions and I used to pick the grass, the flowers, I used to make necklaces with the daisies to give them to my mother who was outside the field watching me.
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