Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham enjoyed an extremely productive evening during England's 3-0 win over Ivory Coast on Tuesday evening.
Bellingham has established himself as one of Europe's most promising talents since joining the Bundesliga giants from Birmingham City for just £25million two years ago. The teenage sensation has recently been linked with a move to both Liverpool and Real Madrid, but it is Arsenal that could have signed him when Dortmund snapped him up, according to Gunners hero Tony Adams.
Speaking to Sky Sports in November 2020, Adams said: "I think it got lost, this one, in the transition of the chief scout [Steve Morrow] at Arsenal going out. He was spotted very early on, not by me, by the Arsenal recruitment office.
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"The chief scout was absolutely bowled over by him and the great prospect that he is. He had more or less done the deal, but at that moment the new sporting director Edu came in from Brazil and had no European experience and no UK experience.
"I think it got lost in the transition, Edu didn't know anything about this player. Unfortunately, the chief scout had the deal kind of done - we missed that one unfortunately.
"They are the type of players we need to get hold of at the Arsenal if we’re ever going to develop and go forward. These kind of players we need to tie up, get them to the Arsenal and build a phenomenal league team. He’s a great talent but unfortunately he’s not joined the right club."
Bellingham has notched six goals and 11 assists across all competitions this term, a hugely impressive feat when you consider he plays in midfield and is still just 18-years-old. The youngster is already becoming a key part of the England squad ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
