Wright says Bellingham critics aren’t ‘ready for black superstar’

Former England striker Ian Wright believes some are ‘frightened’ of Jude Bellingham’s success.

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00:00I don't think they're ready for a black superstar like that

00:03who can move like Jude's moving

00:05you know they can't touch him like I just said

00:08he goes out there, he performs, he does what he does

00:11he says who else, it's too uppity for these people

00:14I'll put it in a football term

00:17so everybody, they love N'Golo Kante

00:19he's a humble black man, gets on with what he's doing

00:22I'm not saying that he's an Uncle Tom or anything

00:24I'm just saying that's how his personality is

00:26but if you get a Pogba or a Bellingham

00:28and you get that kind of energy

00:30that does not sit well with the people

00:34that kind of person

00:35so someone like Jude for some reason

00:37frightens these people because of his capability

00:40and the inspiration he can give