England and Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has been confirmed as the latest signing made by French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton.
Bellingham, 21, had previously been spotted in various Louis Vuitton outfits.
He sat in the front row at Louis Vuitton’s spring/summer menswear show last year, in between Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford and American basketball ace Jaylen Brown.
Bellingham then reported to international duty ahead of Euro 2024 while carrying Louis Vuitton’s classic Keepall Bandouliere 45 duffle bag.
This week, Louis Vuitton officially described Bellingham as a ‘Friend of the House’.
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham has been unveiled as Louis Vuitton’s latest ‘Friend of the House’
Bellingham pictured (centre) last year alongside Marcus Rashford (left) and Jaylen Brown (right) at a Louis Vuitton event in Paris
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In a video posted to Louis Vuitton’s official YouTube channel on Friday morning, Bellingham said: ‘I’m so happy to join the Louis Vuitton family.
‘Since I was a kid, I’ve always wanted to wear all the newest Louis Vuitton stuff.
‘You watch it in the music videos, on the runway, and you always hope that one day you can put it on.’
Bellingham is the latest sports icon to become a Louis Vuitton ambassador, following the likes of Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz and NBA giant Victor Wembanyama.
Bellingham has partnerships with multiple brands and is one of the most marketable players in world football.
The former Birmingham and Borussia Dortmund midfielder, who won three trophies and scored 23 goals in his first season at Real Madrid, had already teamed up with the likes of SKIMS, McDonald’s and Lucozade.
Bellingham also has a deal with adidas and he starred in an advert for the sportswear company, featuring the iconic Beatles track ‘Hey Jude’, that first aired just before Euro 2024.
Bellingham pictured arriving for an England training session in June carrying a Louis Vuitton bag in one hand and a bottle of Lucozade in the other, while wearing adidas trainers
England international Bellingham said this week: ‘I’m so happy to join the Louis Vuitton family’
England reached the final of the Euros thanks in no small part to Bellingham – who scored two goals during the tournament, including a spectacular 94th-minute equaliser against Slovakia in the round of 16.
Bellingham made his first club appearance of the 2024-25 season on Wednesday when he helped Madrid beat Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup final.
Madrid won that game 2-0, with Bellingham assisting Kylian Mbappe for the second goal of the night.