Birmingham Mail
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June 01, 2026
FORMER Birmingham City midfielder David Davis always knew that Jude Bellingham had what it took to get to the very top after impressing him at St Andrew’s.
Davis, who played 182 times between 2014 and 2021, saw a number of promising kids come through the ranks at Wast Hills and liked to pay an interest in how they were developing.
It was Bellingham who really caught his eye, and very early on he could see that the youngster was on track for good things, even admitting he was desperate to be on his team in five-a-side training games.
Speaking to the club’s website, Davies said: “You sort of come in and around, and you’re seeing the early emergence of a young Jude Bellingham. I felt like I had a duty to make the young lads feel welcome.
“I had older lads battering me when I was coming through, and I hated the feeling it gave me.
This story is from the June 01, 2026 edition of Birmingham Mail.
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