A former Real Madrid star has now advised Jude Bellingham "to be a puppet" after making a dream start to life at the club.
Since joining Los Blancos from Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of £88 million (R1.9 billion), the 20-year-old has scored 13 goals in 14 games for his new side.
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The England international became the youngest player in the 21st century to score in three consecutive league games for Real.
He also became only the fourth player to score on both his LALIGA and UCL debut for Los Merengues, following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, who achieved this feat all the way back in 2009.
Someone who also made a good start to life in the Spanish capital was Gareth Bale, who joined the LALIGA giants from Spurs in September 2013, for a then world-record transfer fee of £85 million (R1.9 billion).
While he enjoyed some memorable moments with the club, the fans and media are considered to have turned on him towards the end of his spell in Spain.
Based on his experiences, Bale shared some words of wisdom with Bellingham that could help him avoid the same fate the Welshman did.
"The biggest advice [is] play the game at Madrid. If you don't play the game and do what the media want, speak to them and basically be a puppet, you do get a lot of stick," Bale said on A League of Their Own as per the Mirror.
"You'll see a lot of Galacticos, they'll act like Galacticos, do what the press wants, playing the game of being at Real Madrid.
"That's probably where I was a bit of a downfall. I didn't want to do it. I just wanted to play football and go home. It hindered me and that made them attack me a bit more.
"So my advice would be, honestly, just play the game of Real Madrid off the field. You have to speak after games, make sure you try and speak in Spanish, do those kinds of things."
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