Liverpool will be ready to compete with Chelsea for the signing of Jude Bellingham next summer. The Reds are said to be interested and they won't be put off by the rumoured £103m fee.
It's clear that the Blues need a midfielder moving forward and Bellingham is somebody who's been targeted in the past.
Now an established international player with England, there aren't many midfielders around more valuable than the 19-year-old. It goes without saying that there are plenty of clubs from around Europe that have an interest in him - although a move away from Dortmund this summer looks highly unlikely, football.london understands.
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"The only future I think about is the next game for Dortmund," the England international said last month. "I look forward to next season, I look forward to it starting again. But yes, I will be here next season and I will be ready."
Next summer, though - well, that's a different story. Unless Bellingham agrees on new terms with the German club before next summer rolls around, then he will go into the transfer market with two years left to run on his contract. Dortmund would likely be more tempted, or open, to selling the teenager then.
Reports in Germany have suggested that Borussia Dortmund won't listen to any offers lower than €120million (£103million) next summer. However, Chelsea are expected to be among the bidders if that rumoured price is indeed true.
Now, The Athletic have stated that Liverpool won't be put off by that price and will also be in the conversation come this time 2023.
It's a blow for the Blues but one to be expected given Bellingham's talent. Whoever ends up winning what could be a huge transfer war will be getting a player who has the potential to do great things in the game.
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