Jude Bellingham has branded reports of a falling-out with former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso as "a load of s***".
Alonso left the La Liga giants by mutual consent on Monday, a day after his side lost 3-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final. He had served only seven months of his three-year contract.
Rumours of a rift between Alonso and several players had circulated, intensified after Kylian Mbappe led teammates in refusing to give Barcelona a guard of honour. Mbappe later thanked Alonso, but others including Vinicius Jr and Federico Valverde were reportedly unhappy.
Bellingham initially posted a farewell message on Instagram, but after speculation that he fell out with Alonso, he hit back on his app JB5. He said he had "let far too many of these slide" but called the reports "a load of s***", urging people not to believe everything they read.
In light of Alonso's exit, former Liverpool and Real Madrid teammate Alvaro Arbeloa has stepped up from coaching the reserves to take charge of the first team.
