Real Madrid’s first team players have received their new BMWs for this season, with England star Jude Bellingham in the mix, with the opportunity to choose a top performing car to match his top performance so far.

As what is now a tradition at the start of each new football season, Real Madrid have once again partnered with BMW to gift their first team players of the 2023 - 2024 season a new car. This is the second year of the club’s partnership with BMW, and there is now an even further range of options for the players to play about with and choose from.

This year, the team have centred their options around cars with zero emissions. Unlike last year, where the team was only able to choose between a handful of electric cars, this year the range has expanded meaning players have been given the opportunity to choose between multiple hybrid-electric models.

The most ‘affordable’ car in the range available to the players is the electric i4 eDrive35, which currently costs €57,000, while the most expensive is one of the newer releases, the plug-in hybrid XM which costs nearly €180,000 euros to buy.

Star of the league, Englishman Jude Bellingham, believed that the XM was the perfect choice for him. With 748 horsepower, this plug-in hybrid SUV is the star of the show and reflects his superstar performance on the pitch. This SUV caught the attention of eight of his teammates, who also opted for this driving machine.

The next preference was the i4 chosen by seven players and the Italian coach, followed closely behind by the iX, the other SUV in the series, this one is battery powered and was a choice for the players last year, with seven selecting the car this season and finally was the electric i7 which was opted for by Nacho Modric.

The players picked up their new electric BMWs as part of Real Madrid's initiative to make their journeys to training more environmentally friendly. In a club statement they commented: “The football first team received the official BMW cars at an event which took place at Real Madrid City.

"This season, the team will use vehicles classified as '0 emissions' in order to be able to make their daily journeys in 100% electric mode.

"The players have opted for models such as the BMW i4 M50, the new BMW i4 eDrive35, the first BMW XM, the BMW iX M60 and the BMW IX xDrive50.”

Real Madrid players and their chosen cars:

Season 2023-2024

• Thibaut Courtois: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Kepa Arrizabalaga: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Andriy Lunin: BMW iX xDrive50 - value 108,450 euros
• Eder Militao: BMW i4 M50 - value 79,550 euros
• David Alaba: BMW iX xDrive50 - value 108,450 euros
• Nacho Fernández: BMW i7 xDrive60 - value 139,350 euros
• Dani Carvajal: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Lucas Vázquez: BMW i4 M50 - value 79,550 euros
• Fran García: BMW i4 M50 - value 79,550 euros
• Antonio Rüdiger: BMW iX xDrive50 - value 108,450 euros
• Ferland Mendy: BMW i4 M50 - value 79,550 euros
• Jude Bellingham: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Toni Kroos: BMW iX xDrive50 - value 108,450 euros
• Luka Modric: BMW iX M60 - value 140,400 euros
• Eduardo Camavinga: BMW i4 M50 - value 79,550 euros
• Fede Valverde: BMW iX xDrive50 - value 108,450 euros
• Aurelien Tchouameni: BMW i4 eDrive35 - value 57,350 euros
• Dani Ceballos: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Arda Güler: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Vinicius: BMW i4 M50 - value 79,550 euros
• Rodrygo: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Joselu: BMW XM - value 179,700 euros
• Brahim Díaz: BMW iX xDrive50 - value 108,450 euros
• Carlo Ancelotti: BMW i4 M50 - value 79,550 euros

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