EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United have pulled out of the race to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund next summer, according to reports in Germany.
The teenager has been in sparkling form for England at the World Cup in Qatar, but it looks as though Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid will all go head-to-head for his signature in 2023 with Chelsea another team apparently keen.
Bellingham was already a household name heading into the tournament, having upped his performance level with BVB this term.
The youngster is producing commanding performances on a regular basis in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, not to mention his superb goal and assist numbers.
Liverpool, City and Madrid were always presumed to be the front-runners for his signature, with a £130million transfer tipped to happen next summer. But Man Utd were still lingering in the background having scouted him extensively during his youth career, while transfer chief John Murtough supposedly maintains a dialogue with the midfielder’s family.
But according to Sky Germany, the Red Devils have officially withdrawn from the push to sign Bellingham, leaving City, Liverpool and Madrid to scrap it out amongst themselves.
The lure of Real Madrid has proven hard for top players to turn down in decades gone by but Bellingham may find his route into the first-team crowded out if he opts for the Bernabeu.
Toni Kroos and Luka Modric are coming towards the end of their careers but in Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and Federico Valverde, they already have some of the best young midfielders on the planet.
Many see Liverpool as the favourites to land Bellingham and manager Jurgen Klopp is supposedly ‘pushing hard’ to get a deal in place, having made him the Reds’ top transfer target ahead of next summer.
The German boss has just signed a new contract until 2026 but Liverpool are currently languishing down in sixth after a disappointing start to the campaign.
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