Borussia Dortmund will "definitely" sell midfielder Jude Bellingham in the summer if they do not finish inside the top four in the Bundesliga.
Former Dortmund and Bayern Munich striker, Michael Rummenigge, believes Jurgen Klopp's old club will have no choice but to cash in on the England international if they don't qualify for the Champions League.
Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City are said to be leading the chase for Bellingham. who scored a brilliant goal at the weekend as the Bundesliga returned.
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The 19-year-old's strike set Dortmund on their way to a thrilling 4-3 home win over Augsburg that left them sixth in the standings and two points behind Eintracht Frankfurt, Union Berlin and Freiburg, who are level on points in second, third and fourth respectively.
There is no guarantee that the Black and Yellows will make the top four and that could spell trouble for their attempts to keep Bellingham, according to Rummenigge.
"If Borussia Dortmund don't finish fourth, then you have a big problem," said the 58-year-old, who is the younger brother of German football legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. "Then, by all means, you'll probably have to sell Bellingham in the summer.
"If you reach the Champions League, you have a certain base. Then you can think about holding the player again.
"But I assume that if Borussia Dortmund doesn't reach the Champions League, Jude Bellingham will definitely be sold."
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