JUDE BELLINGHAM is being helped to Golden Boy glory… by Taylor Swift fans.
The Real Madrid superstar is going head to head with Barcelona rival Alejandro Balde for the prestigious gong.
According to Tribuna, Bellingham previously held 30 per cent of the public vote.
That is, until an old comment by Balde surfaced – helping Bellingham to shake off his competition.
The full-back is claimed to have said: “Do I like Taylor Swift? No, I don’t like her music.”
Spotting the comment, one fan wrote on Twitter: “Hey Swifties! we can’t let this Balde guy win the golden boy award Vote for Jude Bellingham here.”
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The tweet has since received nearly 7,000 retweets and 30,000 likes.
From 30 per cent of the vote, Bellingham is now claimed to have rocketed up to 89 per cent.
Should the England star win, it would not be just down to Swift’s army of fans.
The midfielder has had a sensational year, moving to Real Madrid in a £115million deal earlier this summer.
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He has gotten off to a blistering start to life in the Spanish capital, scoring five goals in his opening four games.
Most recently, he bagged a last-gasp winner against Getafe on Saturday, having shown earlier in the match that he would not be bullied by older pros.
The 20-year-old has now joined up with the England squad for matches against Ukraine and Scotland.
Swift, meanwhile, is on a record-smashing world tour.
The Eras Tour movie is projected to gross $100million (£80m) in its opening weekend.
She toured solidly from March to late-August, but will now have a break until a trio of shows in Brazil in November.
On Bellingham’s unlikely success with Swift fans, one social media user wrote: “Bellingham about to listen to all Taylor Swift Albums pre-game.”
A second tweeted: “Don’t mess with Taylor swift.”
While a third joked: “Power of the people.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
