Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham reportedly wants a transfer to Real Madrid next summer, despite also being linked with a number of Premier League clubs.
Bellingham is one of the most exciting young talents in world football right now, and it makes sense that there’s likely to be a long list of clubs in both England and Europe chasing him in the near future.
According to The Athletic, the 19-year-old could have the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea to choose from next summer, when he could cost over £130million.
Still, it may be that he’d prefer a move to Real Madrid, according to Marca, citing journalist Jose Alvarez Haya, speaking on the El Chiringuito show.
Bellingham started his career at Birmingham City, but it may be that he’s in no particular hurry to return to English football after doing so well in his time in Germany.
Could Spain be next for him? It seems the England international would prefer to join Los Blancos over the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd, if Marca’s report is anything to go by.
This could be a huge blow for LFC as they really look in need of a top class young midfield player to come in as soon as possible.
United would also surely benefit from that calibre of player coming in in what has been a problem position for some time, with new manager Erik ten Hag sure to be given more money to spend after a busy summer this year.
Still, Bellingham might also feel that a move to Madrid would give him more opportunities to win major silverware, with Carlo Ancelotti’s side triumphing in both La Liga and the Champions League last season.
By contrast, Liverpool only won both domestic cups, and now seem to be going backwards, while United remain in something of a transitional phase, and don’t currently look a certainty for Champions League football next year.
In what world would Real Madrid pay Dortmund’s extornionist price for Bellingham? Seriously. They already have 19 year old Carmavinga, 22 year old Tchouameni, 24 year old Valverde, 26 year old Dani Ceballos, Kroos who at 32 looks like he has at least 3 to 4 years left in him and why not, Madrid at 37 is still a king in Spanish and world football.
Totally agree with you Rich. Even so I can’t see LFC paying £130m! Man City would, Chelsea and Utd would as well. Unfortunately LFC are in decline with the current squad , and will be shopping around in the bargain basement again!
Valverde plays RW now, Kroos is getting old and ngl Ceballos is not wanted tho. Therefore it would be perfect for bellingham to join
Should be Modric
Ceballos is likely to leave,, we need a player like Bellingham because soon modric or KROOS will leave
Typical of LfC owners if they don’t wrap up a central CM world calibre young hungry player like Jude/Barella/joao Gomez. Declan rice would be a great addition to our CM department, Camavinga too. Tchouameni can’t be happy collecting dust from the bench, or flip it & target their rotational players like rodrygo etc. Spanish football is skint so shouldn’t have free reign over prem clubs!
That’s fine, he’s good but not worth that money. So can we please, please stop writing about, and discussing ‘Bellingham to Liverpool’. It’s over.
Let our famed recruitment department find another gem for Juergen to polish.
Too funny. The most sensationalist spanish newspaper cites an unknown ‘journalist’, who speaks on a dodgy spanish TV program called “El chiringito de Jugones” (translated “beach bar of computer gamers”) and the world and his dog picks up on it, discussing it seriously. My kind of humour …