{"id":547753,"date":"2020-03-30T14:08:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=547753"},"modified":"2020-03-30T14:08:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:08:35","slug":"report-jude-bellingham-prefers-borussia-dortmund-over-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/03\/30\/report-jude-bellingham-prefers-borussia-dortmund-over-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Jude Bellingham Prefers Borussia Dortmund Over Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/57d88cf9\/Jude-Bellingham?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jude Bellingham<\/a> would like to move to Borussia Dortmund, with only signatures missing, according to German publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/fussball\/bvb-watzke-ueber-transferstopp-so-ist-es-bei-bellingham-und-meunier-69708062.bild.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bild<\/a>. Previous rumours have circulated, as per Duncan Castles on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/man-utd\/transfer-talk\/news\/bellingham-prefers-dortmund-to-man-utd_392139.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Transfer Window Podcast<\/a> that the youngster supposedly prefers the Black and Yellows to <a href=\"http:\/\/manchesterunitedfootball.co\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a>. The latest from Bild suggests that the player has reaffirmed his interest with Dortmund; thus, United look set to miss out on the young talent.<\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: Jude Bellingham Prefers Borussia Dortmund Over Manchester United<\/h2>\n<h3>What the Report Said<\/h3>\n<p>Bild\u2019s report stated that Bellingham\u2019s signature is all that is missing to finalize the deal. However, they also admitted that the Coronavirus has put a spanner in the works, with Dortmund <a href=\"https:\/\/ghanasoccernet.com\/man-utd-receive-bellingham-transfer-boost-as-dortmund-put-business-on-ice\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">putting<\/a> all business on ice until there can be more clarity over what the future holds.<\/p>\n<h3>Why does Jude Bellingham Relish a Move to Borussia Dortmund?<\/h3>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund are one of, if not the, best teams in the world for nurturing young talent.<\/p>\n<p>The German outfit have shown their class in this field time and time again, with the likes of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/36a3ff67\/Marco-Reus?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marco Reus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1bf33a9a\/Christian-Pulisic?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Pulisic<\/a> having gone through their academy.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, both <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/1f44ac21\/Erling-Braut-Haland?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erling Haaland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/dbf053da\/Jadon-Sancho?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jadon Sancho<\/a> are thriving with BVB, scoring and assisting goals a-plenty; they are attracting <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.sportsmole.co.uk\/football\/real-madrid\/transfer-talk\/news\/real-madrid-want-haaland-sancho_375108.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interest<\/a> from some of Europe\u2019s most elite clubs. Among these, are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/la-liga\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Madrid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/la-liga\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona<\/a>, Manchester United, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a>, however, almost every big club in the continent have expressed desire to have the young duo play for them.<\/p>\n<p>A big move can make or break a player\u2019s career. But, very frequently, a transfer to the Black and Yellows pays off.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Has Bellingham Attracted so Much Interest?<\/h3>\n<p>Jude Bellingham has shown this season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Championship<\/a> that he can be one of the best players in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old became the youngest player to appear for boyhood side Birmingham City earlier this season; he has since become an integral part of their side. He has shown so much maturity playing in central midfield, but also has the ability to play out wide, or in a more attacking role. With so much diversity, he is an incredible asset; his tremendous passing, as well as defensive contribution, just makes him more desirable.<\/p>\n<p>Looking like a star of the future, Bellingham has caught the Red Devils\u2019 eye as they look to build a title-winning side; he could become a vital part of their team for the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1205773000\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1205773000?et=H3h-pU2SSpFwae6rCLSzEA&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=5WPbNYgLsbl2jhGsZgd4ALD6BWYO4a4sLCaAM4kHgR8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jude Bellingham would like to move to Borussia Dortmund, with only signatures missing, according to German publication Bild. Previous rumours have circulated, as per Duncan Castles on The Transfer Window Podcast that the youngster supposedly prefers the Black and Yellows to Manchester United. The latest from Bild suggests that the player has reaffirmed his interest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3312,"featured_media":547776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4,33,32,2,30,3,28],"tags":[4063,1318,52,314,1393,1621,4097,36,1912,136],"class_list":["post-547753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manchester-united","category-bundesliga","category-championship","category-league-football","category-featured","category-news","category-premier-league","category-transfers","tag-2019-20-premier-league","tag-birmingham-city","tag-borussia-dortmund","tag-christian-pulisic","tag-erling-haaland","tag-jadon-sancho","tag-jude-bellingham","tag-manchester-united","tag-marco-reus","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Declan Wiseman, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3312"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}