{"id":618256,"date":"2022-09-28T10:21:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T14:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618256"},"modified":"2022-09-28T10:21:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T14:21:31","slug":"chelsea-jude-bellingham-liverpool-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/28\/chelsea-jude-bellingham-liverpool-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Ready to Rival Liverpool and Real Madrid in Chase for &#8216;Football Prodigy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/09\/28\/chelsea-ready-enter-130m-race-jude-bellingham-rival-liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Law<\/a> of the Daily Telegraph has issued a report that will give Chelsea fans some hope of picking up young Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham.<\/p>\n<p>Law reports that Todd Boehly has already attempted to make some connections with the player&#8217;s representatives despite being informed that Liverpool and Real Madrid are leading the way. The co-owner believes that there is still time for his side to gate-crash the race for the 19-year-old&#8217;s signature.<\/p>\n<p>It is also reported that the higher-ups at the London side are interested in a &#8220;young, top-class midfielder&#8221; with Declan Rice named specifically as someone on the radar.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Prepared to Rival Real Madrid and Liverpool in Jude Bellingham Race<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea are trying to jump up the Bellingham queue &#8211; Boehly trying to muscle in on Madrid and Liverpool. Interest also remains in Rice <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#cfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TUIQZMaSHH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/TUIQZMaSHH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Law_DT\/status\/1575070368976769024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Prodigy<\/h3>\n<p>There is a reason that the Dortmund midfielder has been valued at \u00a3130 million. He has been described as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/chasingfootball.com\/jude-bellingham-the-football-prodigy\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football prodigy<\/a>&#8221; in the past, having impressed for club and country as a teenager. The England international has won a host of personal accolades and earned a spot in the 2021\/22 Bundesliga Team of the Season for his stellar play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/04\/chelsea-transfer-window-graded-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Transfers Graded &amp;#8211; Was A Record Spend Enough?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Kopa Trophy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/liverpool\/news\/ballon-dor-2021-kopa-trophy-final-rankings-top-10\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">runner-up<\/a> has garnered interest from Europe&#8217;s top clubs, and rightly so.<\/p>\n<h3>A Tough Race<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the optimism from within The Blues&#8217; camp, they face a tough road ahead to woo Bellingham. Law&#8217;s report indicates that they are already trailing in the race and states that there is a &#8220;fear&#8221; of Manchester City getting fully involved based on the youngster&#8217;s recent performances for club and country. Despite Boehly having a strong pitch to other signings, he&#8217;ll need to be at his best to trump the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/02\/strongest-chelsea-lineup-2022-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u00a3270 Million: Strongest Chelsea Lineup Following Potential Record Spend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One thing is clear, the sweepstakes to sign the teenage prodigy from his German team will wear on all year long. Whoever comes out on top will no doubt be happy to add one of the most talented young players in the world to their side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2705 Eduardo Camavinga (19)<br \/>\u2705 Aurelien Tchouameni (22)<br \/>\u2705 Vinicius Junior (22)<br \/>\u2705 Rodrygo (21)<br \/>\u23f3 Jude Bellingham (19)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude05 Real Madrid aren&#39;t messing around <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IlSFABf7nV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IlSFABf7nV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WhoScored (@WhoScored) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoScored\/status\/1574726727867285505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Law of the Daily Telegraph has issued a report that will give Chelsea fans some hope of picking up young Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham. Law reports that Todd Boehly has already attempted to make some connections with the player&#8217;s representatives despite being informed that Liverpool and Real Madrid are leading the way. 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