A former Arsenal scout has revealed the club did not sign Jude Bellingham from Birmingham City in the summer of 2020 because he was "already too expensive".
Bellingham, 19, is regarded as one of the best young footballers in Europe after a series of stunning performances in the Champions League for Borussia Dortmund and at the World Cup in Qatar for England. He has already made 159 senior club appearances.
A number of top clubs - including Manchester United - were interested in signing Bellingham when he joined Dortmund from boyhood club Birmingham two-and-a-half years ago. It now appears Arsenal were one of those, according to a Francis Cagigao.
