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Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> has been eyeing up soccer studs for some time, and she\u2019s most recently set her sights super high by zeroing in on English sensation Jude Bellingham<\/strong>, even though he\u2019s half her age (21 on Saturday, June 29) and already involved in a super serious romance!<\/p>\n \u201cGetting Jude on board for Skims is a huge deal, he\u2019s pretty much the hottest property in soccer now, so it\u2019s a major score for her,\u201d an insider exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> about Kim\u2019s decision to recruit Jude, 20, to model for her shapewear line earlier in June. \u201cThere were other options on the table for this contract<\/a>. She\u2019s very up to speed on soccer because of the kids, so she looked at all sorts of different players, but she zeroed in on Jude for obvious reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n While Jude is obviously \u201chigh profile in the league,\u201d<\/a> the source adds that Kim, 43, is \u201calso very impressed with his looks and his style and intelligence, as well as his talent.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s not throwing herself at the guy<\/a>. He lives in Madrid and he\u2019s also involved in a very serious relationship, but it\u2019s no secret that if he was to become available Kim would be there in a heartbeat,\u201d the insider continues. \u201cShe can\u2019t stop talking about how hot he is and she\u2019s very excited that they\u2019re going to be spending time together because of this campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n Kim is \u201creally looking forward to getting to know him<\/a>,\u201d and the source explains \u201cshe\u2019d love to take things further\u201d with him \u201cin a perfect world.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPeople are teasing her about being a cougar, but she doesn\u2019t care,\u201d the insider concludes. \u201cThis guy is hot and she sees nothing wrong with this crush.\u201d<\/p>\n While the Kardashians<\/em><\/a> star is seemingly interested in Jude, their professional relationship likely won\u2019t evolve to anything more because he is currently in a relationship with girlfriend Laura Celia Valk<\/strong>. The professional athlete has kept most details of their romance out of the spotlight, though it\u2019s been revealed that Laura, 25, works as a model and entrepreneur.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Kim is seemingly single following her split from Odell Beckham Jr. <\/b><\/a>in March after six months of dating. \u201c<\/span>Kim and Odell weren\u2019t ever that serious<\/span><\/a>, but right now they\u2019re at different places in life,\u201d a source exclusively told Life & Style<\/em> at the time. \u201cIt was just fun but not happening anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n The insider added that Kim and Odell, 31, ended their romance on good terms<\/a> and that there are \u201creally no hard feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n Kim announced that Jude was working with Skims on June 11<\/a>, which was timed to the UEFA Euro 2024 championship competition. Kim, Jude and Skims all shared the brand\u2019s new campaign on Instagram, while the professional athlete said he was enthused to be working with the brand.<\/p>\n \u201cThe opportunity to be featured in Skims men\u2019s latest campaign is incredible,\u201d he said in a statement obtained by WWD<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s so important for me to have flexibility and comfort when I\u2019m playing and training, or even off-duty and Skims meets these needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n