Liverpool continue to be strongly linked with the Borussia Dortmund and England star, whose future remains uncertain
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Jude Bellingham has reportedly made Liverpool his number one destination if he leaves Borussia Dortmund this summer.
The Reds have for months been strongly linked with the 19-year-old England midfielder who is also said to be firmly on Real Madrid's radar.
And, according to Football Insider, Bellingham would favour a switch to Anfield – although he is in talks over a new deal at Dortmund.
Bellingham became Dortmund's youngest-ever captain when he wore the armband earlier this season (Image credit: Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images)
Bellingham joined the Bundesliga giants in the summer of 2020 after bursting onto the scene at boyhood club Birmingham City, with the initial £25m transfer fee making him the most expensive 17-year-old in history.
Dortmund are thought to want at least £130m for their star man, who is currently valued at just under £100m by Transfermarkt.
Given their struggles this term, Liverpool simply have to revamp their midfield during the next transfer window.
It's a department in which the Reds haven't made a permanent addition since the beginning of the 2020/21 season – when they signed another Bundesliga midfielder: Thiago, from Bayern Munich.
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Bellingham has won 22 England caps, scoring his first international goal at the 2022 World Cup (Image credit: Dale MacMilan/Soccrates/Getty Images)
But whether Bellingham makes his way to Merseyside this summer could well depend on whether or not Liverpool can offer him Champions League football – something he's had in each of his three campaigns at Dortmund.
As it stands, Jurgen Klopp's side sit sixth in the Premier League, trailing fourth-placed Tottenham by six points with a game in hand.
Having suffered a shock defeat to struggling Bournemouth last weekend – a result which Klopp called "a massive knock" – the Reds must now wait until after the international break to get back on track – starting with the small matter of a trip to Manchester City.
Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
