Manchester United's project under Erik ten Hag is going well, but there is still an important summer ahead.
Multiple areas in the United team still need to be addressed, including the goalkeeper, the midfield and the striker position. One name that has been heavily linked with a summer move is Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.
Bellingham is reportedly wanted by a number of Europe's top clubs including Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City. Playing in a deeper role for Dortmund, he has 10 goals and four assists in 24 games - which combined with a good World Cup campaign has seen his valuation skyrocket.
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But how much will Bellingham cost for any prospective buyers?
Multiple reports have put his price at nine figures, but the market for midfielders is at a premium currently. Nothing has shown this more than the negotiations for Moises Caicedo and Chelsea's British record deal for Enzo Fernandez.
Arsenal were interested in the 21-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder Caicedo throughout the January window, but Brighton wanted around £90m for him to leave. Arsenal's last bid was around £75m, but if a relatively unproven midfielder is worth that much, Bellingham will likely cost much more.
Dortmund will have also been keeping an eye on Fernandez's transfer from Benfica to Chelsea. The Argentinian midfielder cost the Portuguese club around £8.8m in the summer but after six months in Lisbon and a World Cup winners medal, he was already on the move again.
Chelsea agreed a Premier League record deal to sign Fernandez totaling around £106m - admittedly this price was capped because of a release clause in the midfielder's contract.
With this knowledge in mind, Dortmund will likely be looking for a deal that eclipses the one that brought Fernandez to the English capital. The German club have been tough negotiators in the past and with plenty of suitors for Bellingham - plus the teenager being tied down to a long-term contract - they are in a strong position, meaning an asking price of well over £100m seems likely.
What is certain is that the price will be considerably above £27m Birmingham City asked United to pay to secure Bellingham's services under Ole Gunnar Solskajer. Who Bellingham chooses after a price has been agreed, however, is yet to be seen.
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