Rumour Has It: Could Jude Bellingham shun the Premier League for Real Madrid?

Bellingham,
who
only
turned
19
in
June,
has
already
racked
up
68
Bundesliga
appearances
and
18
Champions
League
games
since
arriving
from
Birmingham
City
ahead
of
the
2020-21
season.
He
has
scored
in
both
of
his
Champions
League
games
this
campaign,
including
one
against
Manchester
City.

While
he
has
already
been
awarded
15
senior
international
caps
for
England,
and
is
preparing
for
his
first
World
Cup,
Spain’s
El
Chiringuito
TV
has
made
the
shocking
claim
that
Bellingham
will
shun
the
Premier
League
altogether
and
head
to
Madrid.

TOP
STORY
–
SPANISH
MEDIA
BELIEVES
BELLINGHAM
HAS
CHOSEN
REAL
MADRID

It
has
been
strongly
suggested
this
will
be
Bellingham’s
last
season
with
Dortmund,
with
Liverpool
being
consistently
linked
through
this
past
transfer
window,
and
even
querying
to
see
if
he
would
be
available
in
January.

His
status
as
one
of
England’s
top
teenagers
has
guaranteed
the
interest
of
all
of
the
Premier
League’s
top
sides,
although
a
report
from
The
Athletic
UK
claims
Dortmund
will
hold
firm
at
an
asking
price
of
€150million,
leaving
few
with
the
capabilities
to
get
a
deal
done.

One
team
guaranteed
to
have
the
required
spending
power
are
Spanish
giants
Madrid,
and
while
his
popularity
in
England
is
already
locked
in
due
to
his
international
status,
it
might
be
a
case
of
believing
his
best
chance
of
becoming
a
truly
transcendent
star
in
the
game
is
to
do
it
at
one
of
the
traditional
powerhouse
clubs.

With
that
being
said,
Liverpool
have
been
proactive
in
their
chase
of
Bellingham,
and
both
they
and
Manchester
City
boast
the
necessary
level
of
worldwide
fame,
recent
success
and
deep
pockets
to
convince
any
budding
superstar
that
they
are
the
right
choice.

ROUND-UP

–
Sport
is
reporting
Barcelona’s

Sergio
Busquets
will
head
to
MLS
and
join

Inter
Miami
at
the
end
of
the
season.

–
According
to
Calciomercato,

Milan
will
make
a
move
for
Salzburg
striker

Noah
Okafor
in
January
as
their
forward
depth
has
been
impacted
through
injuries.

–
Sports
Today
claims

Juventus
have
been
in
contact
with
Tottenham’s

Antonio
Conte
as
they
weigh
up
potentially
parting
ways
with
Massimiliano
Allegri,
with
Conte
said
to
be
open
to
the
idea
after
this
season.

–

Arsenal
are
being
linked
with
24-year-old
Juventus
midfielder

Manuel
Locatelli,
who
has
reportedly
not
impressed
Allegri
since
arriving
from
Sassuolo,
according
to
Calciomercato.

–
L’Equipe
is
reporting
that

Ousmane
Dembele
–
who
was
signed
for
a
base
fee
of
€105m
in
2017
–
has
a

€50m
release
clause
in
his
new
contract
that
will
be
active
at
the
end
of
the
season,
with
Dembele
set
to
receive
half
of
that
€50m
if
a
deal
gets
done
to
compensate
him
for
accepting
no
signing
bonus.