Mohamed Belloumi’s Father Claims Son Deserves Move to Top Clubs

Hull City’s unexpected Premier League spark has a clear source, and his name is Mohamed Belloumi. Now his father says the playmaker’s form belongs on the biggest stages in Europe.

The 24-year-old has been the standout in a Tigers side that has ripped up early-season predictions since coming up from the Championship. Two goals at Stamford Bridge in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea earlier this month underlined his arrival in the top flight, adding to two assists across the opening five gameweeks.

From injury doubts to Premier League driving force, the rise has been sharp. Last season, Belloumi’s 2025-26 campaign in the Championship was repeatedly disrupted by fitness problems, limiting him to just 25 league appearances. When Hull needed him most, though, he delivered: he scored and assisted in the playoff semi-final win over Millwall, a performance that helped drag the club back into the Premier League.

This year, he has gone up a level. Quicker on the turn, braver on the ball, more decisive in the final third. The reward arrived this month: a first call-up to the Algeria national team.

“He deserves to play for a bigger club”

For Lakhdar Belloumi, this is not just a proud father watching from afar. It is a legend of Algerian football weighing in on his son’s future.

Lakhdar, who won 147 caps for Algeria between 1978 and 1989, played at two World Cups and later coached the national side in 2004 and 2005. He has seen enough to believe his son is ready for the next rung of the ladder.

Speaking to Win Win, he made his stance clear.

“All his focus right now is on Hull City. If we receive any major offer, we wouldn’t object to him leaving.

“With all due respect to Hull City, but at this level, he deserves to play for a bigger club competing for domestic and continental titles, such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Manchester City.”

The message is blunt. Hull have given Belloumi a platform; his father thinks the ceiling lies in the Champions League.

Answering the critics

Behind the current buzz sits a tougher story. Belloumi’s early years in Algeria were laced with criticism, whispers that he was only on the pitch because of his surname.

“Mohamed dreamed of turning pro, and his goal was to play in Europe,” Lakhdar said. “So I told him, ‘Do whatever you want’. We took the criticism he faced during his time in Algeria in stride, as if it were meaningless.

“My son has always strived to achieve his dream, and I think what he’s accomplished now is the best response to all those who criticised him, claiming he was playing solely because of his name.”

The son has his own response for his father.

“He always tells me, ‘I’ve fulfilled your dream of turning pro, playing abroad, and competing at the highest level’. This is just the beginning, God willing, he’ll continue.”

For Lakhdar, the club form is only half the story.

“Mohamed’s performance with Hull City earned him a spot on the Algerian national team in style. God willing, he’ll do Algeria proud in upcoming competitions and keep the Belloumi name alive in Arab and world football.”

Hull’s battle to keep their No.10

On Humberside, the picture is more pragmatic. Belloumi is under contract at the MKM Stadium for another three years, and Hull have no intention of cashing in on their No.10 any time soon.

Their best chance of keeping him? Keep riding this early-season wave.

Sergej Jakirovic’s side sit eighth in the Premier League table with eight points from five matches. If they can turn a bright start into a stable season and steer clear of a relegation fight, the club’s hand in any future negotiations becomes stronger. Drop back into trouble, and “major offers” will start to sound more persuasive to all parties.

For now, attention shifts away from Hull and onto the national stage. Belloumi has joined up with Algeria and could make his debut for the Desert Warriors on Friday when they face Zambia in their opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

From a playoff run with Hull to a first cap for Algeria and talk of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City in the background, the trajectory is clear. The only real question is how long the Premier League’s surprise package can keep hold of the player driving it.