Real Madrid have decided against making major first-team signings this summer despite their long-standing interest in signing Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe.
Borussia Dortmund ace Bellingham has attracted interest from across Europe’s leading clubs; Liverpool have been credited with an interest on a number of occasions, with Jurgen Klopp a self-confessed huge fan. Meanwhile, rivals Manchester City and Manchester United are also admirers but it has been Madrid who had emerged as the frontrunner for his signature.
Madrid went so far as to hold a transfer meeting with Bellingham’s father Mark in London ahead of Dortmund’s Champions League clash at Chelsea earlier this month. Juni Calafat, director of international football for Real Madrid, conducted the meeting at the Chelsea Harbour hotel in London ahead of the nearby match at Stamford Bridge.
