Liverpool have been told that they will “easily” sign Jude Bellingham in the near future.
The Reds have been heavily linked with the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, who is regarded as one of the brightest talents in Europe. Bellingham moved to the Bundesliga club two years ago in a £25million deal from Birmingham City and, such has been his progress since, they have reportedly placed a £103m price tag on his head.
The 19-year-old has plenty of admirers within the Anfield hierarchy but there is an acceptance that Dortmund will not sell their prized asset this summer after letting Erling Haaland join Manchester City. As a result, Liverpool are unlikely to sign a new midfielder this summer and instead wait for when one of their top targets becomes available.
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And former Premier League goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has backed Liverpool to sign Bellingham, for what would be expected to be a club-record fee. The ex-Leeds United and QPR No.1 believes the Reds' business this summer is proof that a move for the England international is likely.
“He has been rumoured to be going to Liverpool for a while now,” Kenny told Football Insider . “It’s a lot of money isn’t it? £100million. He is obviously a massive prospect and he is probably one of the top names in the world people are looking at.
“I can easily see Liverpool spending that kind of money on a big name. They have done it before with Alisson and Van Dijk.
“Then there is Nunez as well. Why not? Liverpool always get these deals right and I’m sure they will be looking at bringing him in next summer.”
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