Borussia Dortmund are "relaxed" about the future of Jude Bellingham despite talks over a new contract with the new Bundesliga leaders having yet to take place.
The teenager is predicted to initiate a mammoth tug-of-war between Europe's biggest clubs later this year with Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City set to try and lure him back to England after three seasons.
And the Reds are hoping to be at the front of that queue for the 19-year-old. Jurgen Klopp's interest in Bellingham is arguably football's worst-kept secret as the Liverpool boss draws up plans to overhaul his midfield and wave goodbye to the likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita.
