Jordan Henderson has hailed Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham. The Reds have been linked with a move for the talented 18-year-old ever since last summer, and those rumours have not gone away.
Bellingham signed for Dortmund in the summer of 2020 from Birmingham City in a deal worth £25million. Since then he has become a key player for the Bundesliga outfit and has earned a regular place in the England squad.
Liverpool are just one of several clubs who have been linked with signing Bellingham over the course of the last few months. Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid are just a handful of the other outfits supposedly competing with the Reds for Bellingham’s signature.
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Bellingham is currently away with the England squad for the March international break, and is alongside Henderson in the group. Speaking about the Dortmund midfielder, Henderson reserved special praise for his talent and maturity as a person.
"I don’t like speaking too highly of players, especially when they’re such a young age because everybody else seems to do that pretty quickly. But I’ve been very impressed," Henderson told Sportbible .
"I like the way he plays. I like his personality, which is the most important thing. I like the way he conducts himself. I’ve got nothing but good things to say about him.
"He’s a great lad, a fantastic player and I’m sure he’ll go from strength to strength as he gets older and matures. When I watch him, he plays with such maturity even now. The sky is the limit for him really."
Henderson added: "He’s still very young, he’s doing so well at Dortmund [and] he’s done well whenever he’s played for England. For me, let’s just let him play football. Let him enjoy it because he is such a special talent.
"Yes, he’s got leadership qualities for sure but there’s no need to put that pressure on him right now. Let him grow into the person that he can be on his own. He’s got his feet firmly on the ground [and] has such maturity for a young player.
"I know in my own mind that he’s going to be a top player."
