Jude Bellingham's third season at Borussia Dortmund is seeing his game taken to new levels - but it is set to be his last campaign in Germany.
The 19-year-old England international's performances for the Black and Yellows in the Bundesliga and the Champions League have only served to burnish his reputation as one of European football's next great midfielders. With that heightened reputation has arrived an increased price tag.
For some time now Bellingham has been in the sights of Liverpool, the Reds keen to add a player that carries all the hallmarks of what they want and need to move transition into a new era. They had been seen as front runners for a long time, and having lost out to Real Madrid in the race for Aurelien Tchouameni last summer would have been hopeful of being at the front of the queue.
