Christian Falk has revealed that Liverpool have ‘£200-250m’ to spend during the summer transfer window, meaning the Reds have a ‘good chance’ of signing Jude Bellingham.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder is Jurgen Klopp’s main transfer target and while the midfielder will cost any potential suitor at least £100m, it appears the FA Cup holders have the financial backing to complete a move.
However, the Anfield side are “a bit scared” by the price Chelsea might be willing to pay for Enzo Fernández, as such a transfer could be used as a “benchmark” for any potential deal for the former England man. the city of Birmingham.
“I heard in Liverpool that Jurgen Klopp really wants it. We call him ‘manhunter’: if he wants to chase a person, he can do it, but he also has to chase the club. I hear the club have around £200-250m they want to spend in the summer, so it’s very likely they’ll get Bellingham,” the BILD reporter told Caught Offside.
“I heard that Liverpool are taking a good look at what is happening between Chelsea and Enzo Fernández. They are waiting to see if someone covers his release clause (worth €127m), as it can then be used as a benchmark for Bellingham. If you see Enzo Fernandez go for this amount of money to a club like Chelsea, everyone will say ‘okay, what is Bellingham’s price then?’ because he is an English player and he had a very good World Cup.
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“It will not be less, perhaps a little more because it is English. They are a little scared of this potential deal and are watching to see if it will affect Bellingham’s asking price. So it’s good for Dortmund if this happens.
“There can be a preliminary agreement in January, of course. Dortmund are willing to talk because they told Jude that they will. I’m not sure if Liverpool are in a position, right now, to make an offer because you don’t know what’s going on with the owners.
“I think they are at the front and they should bring this player to Liverpool.”
However, Chelsea and Benfica have been trying to reach an agreement over the Argentine for some time now, and there are reports that talks between the two clubs have broken down.
After impressing at the World Cup for the Three Lions, Bellingham will almost certainly leave the Bundesliga side at the end of the season.
Fabrizio Romano has recently revealed that the Merseysiders are joining Manchester City and Real Madrid to stay ‘in touch’ with the teenager’s representatives.
The dynamic midfielder’s father is believed to be “very interested” in seeing his son move to Liverpool before any other club.
“There is not much hope that Jude Bellingham will stay at Borussia Dortmund,” Falk explained.
“There is no clause in his current contract that allows him to leave in the summer, but they told him that if there is a great opportunity for him (ultimately, he has a career plan, which is why he came to the Bundesliga), he can do that. [leave].
“They have to talk, if he wants to talk. I think they will have to talk. I pointed out on Twitter a few weeks ago that his father is very interested in the possibility of his son going to Liverpool ”.
Bellingham is the player many Kopites want to see arrive at Anfield.
It will cost a lot of money, but he has the potential to be a mainstay in our midfield for at least the next decade and is already showing that he is a true leader.
Whether we sign a new midfielder this month remains to be seen, but the prospect of signing No. 22 Dortmund in the summer is certainly exciting.
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