{"id":618304,"date":"2022-10-01T05:08:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T09:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618304"},"modified":"2022-10-01T05:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T09:24:07","slug":"real-madrid-confident-signing-jude-bellingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/01\/real-madrid-confident-signing-jude-bellingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid \u2018Confident\u2019 That \u2018Football Prodigy\u2019 Will Join Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The future of 19-year-old wonderkid Jude Bellingham is currently one of the hottest topics in football. The Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder has turned many heads since becoming his club&#8217;s youngest ever goal scorer. He&#8217;s also the third youngest player in history to win a senior cap for England.<\/p>\n<h2>Real Madrid Confident of Signing Jude Bellingham<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Real are confident in signing Jude Bellingham next summer, although Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl is still intent on offering a new deal after the World Cup. Bellingham&#39;s contract expires in 2025. Real believe they can sign him for under \u00a3100m without an extension.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1574708765626368001?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<h3>Teenage Star Attracts Widespread Interest<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bellingham is said to be in the crosshairs of a number of big clubs.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/27\/phil-foden-manchester-city-contract-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester City<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Chelsea, and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/20\/ethan-nwaneri-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liverpool<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are all interested in him. But now another major club thinks they will be the ones to win the race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Ben Jacobs of CBS Sports, Real Madrid are confident in signing Jude Bellingham next summer for<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0under \u00a3100m. This is significantly lower than the reported\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/jude-bellingham-chelsea-transfer-news-liverpool-b2177753.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a3130m price tag<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that some have set for the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/chasingfootball.com\/jude-bellingham-the-football-prodigy\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football prodigy<\/a>&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/25\/real-madrid-expectations-eden-hazard\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Real Madrid Expect More From Ex-Chelsea Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The red side of Manchester are also interested in signing Bellingham.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/birmingham-city-mufc-transfers-deadline-17666732\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United reportedly put in a bid<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for the then-16-year-old when he was still a Birmingham City player. They&#8217;re still interested in him now, but could be at a serious disadvantage. Jacobs writes that Bellingham considers Champions League football essential, which would damage his chances of joining the faltering United.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea and Manchester United Not Considered Front Runners<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And then there&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/27\/john-obi-mikel-retires\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, who also recently &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/28\/chelsea-jude-bellingham-liverpool-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">joined the race<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; for the Englishman&#8217;s services. Owner Todd Boehly has reportedly stepped in to personally make contact with Bellingham&#8217;s representatives as Chelsea look to freshen up their ageing midfield. However, Jacobs lumps Chelsea in with Manchester United as not currently frontrunners in the race for the England international.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s worth mentioning that Bellingham is under contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2025. The club&#8217;s sporting director, Sebastian Kehl, is keen on offering the player a new deal come the end of the 2022 World Cup, Having lost other big names like Haaland and Jadon Sancho.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big things are coming from Jude Bellingham \ud83d\udcc8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LT0YFIUQoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LT0YFIUQoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GOAL (@goal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goal\/status\/1574625631345614848?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<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jacobs&#8217; Twitter thread says that Bellingham has not picked Real Madrid just yet, so the talented teenager&#8217;s next destination is still anybody&#8217;s guess. But, no matter where he decides to go, expect big things from the &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11256199\/amp\/Jude-Bellingham-future-English-football-says-Declan-Rice.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">future of English football<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; over the next few years.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of 19-year-old wonderkid Jude Bellingham is currently one of the hottest topics in football. The Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder has turned many heads since becoming his club&#8217;s youngest ever goal scorer. He&#8217;s also the third youngest player in history to win a senior cap for England. 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