Jude Bellingham’s brother, Jobe signs for Sunderland

Jude Bellingham's brother, Jobe signs for Sunderland

Jobe Bellingham is determined to step out from the shadow cast by his brother, Jude, and begin to carve out his own footballing story following his move to Sunderland. The 17-year-old is one of the brightest young talents in English football and will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of older brother Jude, who recently signed for Real Madrid.

Jude Bellingham's brother, Jobe signs for Sunderland

Jobe Bellingham signs for Sunderland. Source: Getty He was confirmed as the Black Cats’ latest summer signing on Saturday morning after completing a £3m move from Birmingham City. Jobe Bellingham signed a long-term deal with Sunderland and will wear the number seven shirt next season. He will hope to build on last term’s breakout campaign at Birmingham that saw him make 22 senior appearances in the Championship. 😁🖊️#SAFC | @J_Bellingham pic.twitter.com/27AaG9yfat — Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) June 24, 2023 Commenting on his move to Sunderland, Jobe said; “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time and I can’t wait to get started. I spent many years at Birmingham City and that really helped my development, but now felt like the right time to take the next step. I’m looking forward to working under the head coach. “I want to learn and develop my game – and I feel like I’m progressing every week, so playing with good players will only help that. The Stadium of Light is the best atmosphere I’ve ever played in and the fans have already made me feel welcome online, so I’m excited to get going and I’m focused on letting my football speak for itself.”

Jude Bellingham's brother, Jobe signs for Sunderland

Jobe Bellingham playing for Birmingham City FC. Source: Getty He will be meeting up with his teammates at the Academy of Light on Monday, June 26, as Tony Mowbray’s men return for pre-season. Jobe is not the only member of his family to have been on the move this summer. His elder brother, Jude, made global headlines as he made a high-profile switch from German side Borussia Dortmund to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Given that Jude is an established England international who moved to the Bernabeu for a reported fee of €103m, it is safe to say that Jobe still has some way to go to hit the heights that have been scaled by his sibling.

Sunderland coach Tony Mowbray suffers freak injury while celebrating crucial 95th minute goal

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Sunderland coach Tony Mowbray suffered a hamstring injury while celebrating his side’s dramatic late equaliser against Watford. The Black Cats kept their top-six hopes alive with a spirited late comeback in the 2-2 draw with Watford, with Patrick Roberts scoring a stunning leveller in the 95th minute.

Sunderland coach Tony Mowbray suffers freak injury while celebrating crucial 95th minute goal

Watford were two goals ahead at a sold-out Stadium of Light thanks to headers from Christian Kabasele in the first half and Ryan Porteous in the 69th minute. But 60 seconds after that second goal, Luke O’Nien gave Sunderland a lifeline before Roberts’ moment of brilliance deep into stoppage time. The scenes of joy soon turned to pain for Black Cats boss Mowbray, who pulled his hamstring celebrating in the dugout. Ah so this is what “The Tony Mowbray” must be😂 pic.twitter.com/pHbNcrLRrT — Michael Lough (@mickylough95) April 29, 2023 The draw leaves Sunderland in seventh, two points shy of sixth-placed Millwall ahead of their final-day trip to Deepdale. Despite an 18-year professional playing career, the former defender revealed it was the first time he suffered the injury. Mowbray said; “I think it’s a hamstring injury. I never had a hamstring injury in 18 years as a professional because I was never fast enough but when that goal went in, I obviously moved a bit too quick.

Sunderland coach Tony Mowbray suffers freak injury while celebrating crucial 95th minute goal

“I’m sure it’ll be fine, a bit of treatment. We have a full treatment room but if I can grab a physio I’ll be fine. “It gives us real clarity that we have to go and win at Preston next week. If we do, everyone around us has tough games on paper. “Let’s go and win. It’s real clarity now, we know we need to go and get the three points and see what happens. “I’m pretty relaxed about it. We’ve given ourselves a real opportunity, we’ll take 6,000 fans there, let’s hope it’s a big party.”