Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold have their secret handshakes, choreographed celebrations and they’re both dating models – now could they end up at the same club?

Gareth Southgate's biggest power since taking on as England supervisor eight years in the past has been to unite a group that was beforehand divided.

England's 'golden technology' of the 2000s have usually admitted that after they had been collectively, there have been factions within the camp, and membership loyalties hindered the constructing of group spirit.

That is not a difficulty for the Three Lions as everybody appears to be singing the identical tune, and that’s particularly the case in terms of the friendship that’s blossoming between Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The pair – who’ve mannequin girlfriends, Bellingham is presently in a relationship with Dutch influencer Laura Celia Valk, 25, whereas Alexander-Arnold, 25, is courting British actor Jude Regulation's daughter, Iris, 23 – have been inseparable on the Euros and their connection seems to be going even stronger on the pitch.

They performed collectively in England's midfield of their first Euro 2024 match in opposition to Serbia on Sunday and Bellingham proved to be the star of the match as he scored the one purpose to present his aspect full three factors.

Bellingham, 20, celebrated along with his teammates after changing Bukayo Saka's cross from shut vary.

However when the remainder of the gamers headed again out for the restart, Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold stayed behind to unveil their new joint celebration.

Each males obtained down on one knee and coated their faces with their arms. Bellingham later defined that this was a reference to the sport of Wolf – or Werewolf as additionally it is identified – which is a well-liked pastime amongst the England group.

It’s a card recreation that requires deceit and strategic considering and relies on the roleplaying and guessing recreation referred to as Mafia, created by Dmitry Davidoff in 1986.

It pits a small educated group – the 'wolves' – in opposition to the uninformed majority, also referred to as 'villagers'. Every group then tries to cheat the opposite with a purpose to win, and the sport is believed to have performed a hand in inspiring the hit BBC One present The Traitors.

“Once we play the Wolf, one workers member actually loves the face he makes when he doesn't know what's occurring, so it was just a little group celebration for the Wolf crew,” Bellingham informed the BBC.

The England participant has been taking part in alongside Wolf for the reason that 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and it was right here that followers started to note Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold's friendship.

Because the match started, Bellingham was quickly rising as England's star participant, and hypothesis was mounting over his membership future as he appeared set to depart Borussia Dortmund on the finish of the season.

Liverpool and Actual Madrid appeared to be the favourites to safe his signature, and a few followers had been satisfied Alexander-Arnold was doing his greatest to convey Bellingham to Anfield after they went on a visit collectively in Qatar.

Alexander-Arnold insisted he was 'simply going out with a good friend', however he was later named 'Agent Trent', and the 2 gamers had been by no means removed from one another throughout England's time within the Center East.

They had been noticed collectively once more just some months after the match ended, after they attended a Chris Brown live performance collectively.

But when Alexander-Arnold was making an attempt to persuade his good friend to affix Liverpool, he finally failed. Bellingham selected Actual Madrid, and it couldn't have been higher, because the attacking midfielder received La Liga and the Champions League in his first season.

And now the state of affairs has modified, as supporters have lately accused Alexander-Arnold of 'tampering' with Madrid after he named two Madrid membership legends as his dream dinner friends.

After selecting Reds icon Steven Gerrard, the right-turned-midfielder picked Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo to finish his record.

Alexander-Arnold has only one 12 months left on his contract with Liverpool, and with Jurgen Klopp gone, he might be contemplating a brand new problem away from his boyhood membership.

If that’s the case, Bellingham can have discovered this out properly in Germany, and the 2 gamers will certainly be spending loads of time collectively in coaching.

Forward of England's conflict with Serbia, Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold had been noticed perfecting a comical new handshake train, with defender Ezri Konsa smiling within the background.

They had been then seen sharing fun on the coaching floor earlier than performing properly in England's first match in Gelsenkirchen.

Bellingham took over the sport, whereas Alexander-Arnold confirmed why Southgate needs him in his squad, even in an unfamiliar midfield position. And, in fact, the evening ended along with his eye-catching celebration.

He repeated it throughout coaching on Tuesday, with fellow midfielder Declan Rice taking part in the position of photographer to seize the second, and if both of those gamers get on the scoresheet in opposition to Denmark on Thursday, we may get to see this celebration once more.

Questions have been raised over Alexander-Arnold's skill to play in midfield in opposition to a top-level opponent, however Bellingham defended his team-mate after Sunday's match, claiming 'individuals speak lots of garbage'.

Southgate has a giant determination to make on whether or not to stay with Alexander-Arnold or not. If he does, we are able to count on the connection between Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold to be even higher, as they’re clearly on the identical wavelength.