Liverpool will have to smash the club-record transfer fee to land Jude Bellingham next summer after learning of Borussia Dortmund 's reported asking price and the teenager's contract situation.
The Reds are already understood to have concluded their transfer business for this summer having snapped up young duo Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay, in addition to Benfica hitman Darwin Nunez - the latter a replacement for Sadio Mane following his move to Bayern Munich. Jurgen Klopp was expected to make signing an all-action midfielder his key priority this summer, however, having missed out on Aurelien Tchouameni to Real Madrid, those plans have since been shelved.
The German is now expected to revisit that area of need next summer and Dortmund's Bellingham has been touted as the club's new top target. However, not only will Liverpool have to break the bank to secure the England starlet this time next year, but they will also have to overcome an obstacle Manchester City avoided with Erling Haaland as details of Bellingham's Dortmund contract have come to light.
