Jude Bellingham has chosen to stay at Borussia Dortmund for at least another season, according to reports.
The 18-year-old joined BVB from boyhood club Birmingham City in July 2020 for an initial fee of £25million and has gone on to establish himself as a key player for the German giants.
But Bellingham's form in the Bundesliga and European competition, all while becoming a fully-fledged England international, has kept him high on Liverpool and Manchester United 's transfer wish-lists.
However, the midfielder appears to have made up his mind, with Bild claiming that Bellingham has committed his future to Dortmund for the 2022-23 season, which would be his third campaign at the Signal Iduna Park.
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The German tabloid, as relayed by Bulinews, note that the teenager does not have a release clause in his contract with BVB, which runs until 2025.
Bellingham - considered a leader despite his tender age - recently clocked up his 80th appearance for the club by playing 90 minutes in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Augsburg and scored in both legs of their shock defeat to Rangers in the Europa League round-of-32.
Chased by United before deciding on Dortmund almost two years ago, with none other than Sir Alex Ferguson reportedly giving him a personal tour of the 20-time English champions' training ground in a failed bid to bring him to Old Trafford, Mirror Football understands that Liverpool are in pole position to land the playmaker in a succession plan for captain Jordan Henderson.
Bellingham made headlines back in November when he deleted a tweet commenting on speculation that a move to Anfield was already a done deal.
"I think I've heard it on good authority, and I can't say where I've heard it from, but apparently he has been saying that he is Liverpool bound," said ex- Middlesbrough midfielder Craig Hignett on BBC Radio Merseyside, sending Liverpool fans into a frenzy.
"Whether that is January or whether that is the end of the season isn't sure yet, but I think, I have it on good authority that it is almost a cert."
Bellingham quickly rubbished Hignett's claim, posting a GIF of him laughing on Twitter before eventually deleting the post.
Winger Diogo Jota even joked last month that he will ask Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, who has links with Dortmund thanks to seven years managing them, to sign the England star so that he can use his FIFA 22 card.
"I'm going to say, 'we need to sign Bellingham', so I can use his Future Stars card," Jota told his audience on Twitch.
