Chelsea could sign the most-valuable player in world football at the moment if they beat Real Madrid and Liverpool to the signing of Jude Bellingham, according to CIES Football Observatory. Their biannual list of which players in the world have the estimated highest transfer value also includes a number of current Chelsea players, as well as the Blues' primary January target Enzo Fernandez.
Borussia Dortmund star Bellingham looks set to be at the centre of a crucial transfer battle which could potentially decide which team reigns at the top of European football for years to come. Liverpool and Real Madrid join Chelsea as the clubs with the strongest links to the teenager after it was confirmed by Dortmund they would discuss his future in Germany following the conclusion of the World Cup.
A bidding war could likely occur in the summer, with all three clubs able to make a strong claim that attracts Bellingham to their respective club and now his true transfer value has been disclosed.
