If Liverpool are to sign Jude Bellingham next summer, they will need to smash their transfer record with the England international expected to cost well over £100m when he departs Borussia Dortmund.
Whether the Reds are actually in a position to sign the midfielder remains to be seen, given their current struggles this season leave them highly unlikely to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Throw in FSG’s search for new investors and there are a number of reasons to be sceptical that they could actually finance a deal and win the teenager’s signature ahead of the likes of Real Madrid and Man City.
Yet the England international remains their first-choice target as Liverpool plot to overhaul their midfield in the summer. Meanwhile, the Reds would have moved for Aurelien Tchouameni last year, only to be told the France international only had eyes for Real Madrid. Leaving Monaco in an £85.3m deal, it would suggest that the required funds are there for such a signing even if they have been held back to date.
