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Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham buys stake in Birmingham Phoenix

Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham buys stake in Birmingham Phoenix
Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham buys stake in Birmingham PhoenixREUTERS

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has bought into a Birmingham cricket team.

Bellingham has bought a one per cent stake in cricket franchise Birmingham Phoenix.

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The Cricketer reports the deal is worth around £800,000.

Bellingham, who came through the Birmingham City youth system, has bought a half per cent of Warwickshire’s 51 per cent stake and half a per cent of what is owned by American group, Knighthead Investment Management, who last year paid £40million for 49 per cent.

Knighthead also own Bellingham's former club, Birmingham City.

Bellingham also played cricket as a junior, turning out for Hagley Cricket Club in Worcestershire.

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