Borussia Dortmund have shown they have reached an agreement with Jude Bellingham for Real Madrid.
Bellingham are set to sign for Real on a six-year deal after the Spanish giants agreed to pay an initial payment of 103 million euros (£88 million), with an additional €30 million (£25 million) owed on potential additions.
Bellingham joined Dortmund for £25m from Birmingham City in July 2020 at the age of 17. He made 132 appearances for the German club, contributing 24 goals and 25 assists to identify himself as one of the most notable midfielders in European football.
He was courted by Liverpool and Manchester City, but Real won the race to sign the 19-year-old. He will sign Aurélien Tchouaméni, Fede Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga as the next generation of Los Blancos midfielders, with Luka Modric and Toni. Kroos at the end of his career.
As reported in the past via Mirror Football, Bellingham has been presented with a six-year contract through Real. He is expected to start his career in Madrid with a weekly salary well below the Spanish club’s highest-paid players, but one that will accumulate in 2025 and 2026.
In the past, Liverpool had been interested in signing Bellingham, but they withdrew from the race in April due to the numbers involved. We can’t have six players in the summer for £100 million [each], for example. It’s clear,” Jurgen Klopp said.
“You have to realize what you can do and then you have to work with that. How much cash do we have? Then we worked with that. That’s the task you want to do. “
“We are not children. You ask a five-year-old what he needs for Christmas and he says, “I need a Ferrari. “You wouldn’t say, “That’s a smart idea. ” You’d say, “No, it’s too expensive and you can’t drive it. “
Bellingham is leaving Dortmund after a heartbreaking failure to secure the Bundesliga name. Dortmund drew 2-2 with Mainz on the final day of the season to give the name to Bayern Munich, who scored a winning goal in the 89th minute to beat Cologne.
Real are expected to be busy in the summer window, with the Spanish giants set to upgrade star striker Karim Benzema, who joins Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad side.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane is one of the players who need to sign, Bellingham may end up betting alongside his England teammate next season.