Real Madrid have made Jude Bellingham their top transfer priority next summer.
As reported by Spanish media fichajes.com, the Madrid board is ready to accelerate its attempts to bring Bellingham to the Bernabéu at the end of the season.
The Madrid hierarchy believes that between 120 and 150 million euros will be the ticket price for one of the most sought after young players in the world.
In the words of OK Diario, “the maximum possible effort” will be made to attract Bellingham. A player who is described as “the midfielder of the decade”.
Bellingham would add to a monstrous midfield in the Spanish capital that includes; Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchoumamen and Federico Valverde are all in the team.
The Englishman’s development at Dortmund has sparked widespread interest across Europe, with all of the continent’s top teams closely following him.
Bellingham enjoyed an excellent singles World Cup in Qatar, despite England losing at the quarter-final stage.
His performances in the first half of the season at club level have arguably been even more impressive. Bellingham has starred in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, with consistent displays of high energy and high level.
The 19-year-old also made history by becoming the youngest captain of a Bundesliga team.
If the move to Madrid comes to fruition, it will be a blow to Manchester United, who, like many teams, have pointed to Bellingham as the perfect player to build a team with.
There is a feeling that United may come up short in the race for Bellingham, due to the cost and the requirements for improvement in other areas of the team.
However, if Bellingham were to express a desire to move to Manchester, the Red Devils would surely go to great lengths to ensure he ends up at Old Trafford.
