Chelsea and Liverpool have been handed a major boost in their pursuit of Jude Bellingham this summer, despite a difficult season for both clubs. The two Premier League sides have struggled for form this campaign, with the Blues sitting 10th and the Reds occupying eighth.
It's a far cry from last season when both sides were in the discussion for the title race as well as battling it out in both finals of the domestic cup competitions. A rebuild is in order for the pair, with the Reds in need of a refresh in their midfield ranks while the Blues have already spent half-a-billion-pounds under their new ownership.
"Challenge is the right word but I'm certainly not complaining about it," Graham Potter said earlier this month on the transfer spend so far. "I mean, it's exciting, it's a test for me of course and for the staff and everybody but it's an exciting one. We've got a lot of really good players, we have to create an environment where there's competition. We've got a lot of important games and we need to improve our results."
