Liverpool pull out of Jude Bellingham race – to target his international team-mate: report

Liverpool linked Jude Bellingham applauds fans after his side's World Cup defeat to France in Qatar.
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Liverpool have given up on their pursuit of Jude Bellingham altogether – and have turned to their Plan B.

That's according to one report that states the riches of Manchester City and Real Madrid have led the Reds to abandon their plan to bring the England teen to Anfield. On Monday morning, David Ornstein of The Athletic wrote that Liverpool were ever more "unlikely" to bring the starlet to the club.

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Mark White
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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.