Owen Hargreaves has compared Liverpool target Jude Bellingham to former Reds captain Steven Gerrard.
The England international scored at the Etihad on Wednesday as Borussia Dortmund were beaten 2-1 by Manchester City in the Champions League and the 19-year-old has drawn much praise for his performance against Pep Guardiola’s side.
The Anfield outfit are believed to be leading the race to sign the Bundesliga star next summer with a number of other European giants, including Real Madrid, who are also interested in the teenager.
Despite the signing deadline for Juventus’ Arthur Melo, Liverpool fans are still clamoring for the club to sign a new midfielder and Hargreaves has now compared Bellingham to one of the club’s best players.
“Jude can do everything: be physical like Stevie G, he can be aggressive, he can play overhead passes, run past you, dribble – that’s the kind of player you have to worry about because he can do everything.” said. he told BT Sport (via the Liverpool Echo).
“The way he talks for a 19-year-old, it’s not normal. The serenity, calmness and elegance of him in his game, he is a defensive midfielder marking City and playing balls with the outside of his foot. He’s a Swiss Army Knife, he is. Today they wanted him to play higher so he could take them further up the field, he did it.”
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Bellingham seems to have all the ability in the world and, at such a tender age, explains why he is one of the hottest prospects in world football.
At just 19 years old, he has the ability to control games on the biggest stage and is now a full-fledged England international.
Being compared to Gerrard, a man renowned as one of Liverpool’s greatest players and one of the greatest midfielders of all time, is a huge compliment and the idea of seeing the former Birmingham City star in the famous red shirt is exciting. .
Any potential deal to bring the Dortmund favorite to Merseyside would cost a huge amount of money, but with the potential he is showing, the experience he has already accumulated and the reality that he could be a star for the club for the next 10 years it is something that makes any potential price tag justifiable.
It was disappointing to see that the club did not make a permanent signing in the midfield department this summer, but our lack of movement could suggest that a huge offer is in the works for Bellingham for next year in what would put a smile on everyone’s face. the Liverpool. supporters
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