{"id":622146,"date":"2023-02-16T14:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622146"},"modified":"2023-02-16T14:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T19:19:12","slug":"chelsea-consider-jude-bellingham-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/16\/chelsea-consider-jude-bellingham-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea \u2018Ready to Move Heaven and Earth\u2019 to Sign \u2018Exceptional\u2019 Star Being Chased by Manchester City &#038; Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are strongly considering a move to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, claims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/02\/14\/chelsea-transfer-news-jude-bellingham-targeted-despite-600m\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph&#8217;s Matt Law<\/a>. This is despite their \u00a3600 million transfer surge over the last two windows in which they signed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/fabrizio-romano-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_self\">midfielders like Enzo Fernandez<\/a> and Denis Zakaria.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Strongly Considering Jude Bellingham Move<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"rF55_VmqROJCZbWG34vxVA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1247183993\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'rF55_VmqROJCZbWG34vxVA',sig:'4n7VLz7bRUMrVu7b4LHTbQW8nMeSmQ9fyR05jQxXzm4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1247183993',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea Ready to \u2018Move Heaven and Earth\u2019 to Sign Jude Bellingham<\/h3>\n<p>The teenager has impressed a lot of major European sides with his heroics at Dortmund <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/20\/jude-bellingham-teenagers-move-to-borussia-dortmund-confirmed\/\" target=\"_self\">since joining the club<\/a> a couple of years ago. Law adds that the Blues will face stiff competition from clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid for the midfielder and all three are in a better position to sign him than Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, it&#8217;s added that co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have worked hard to establish contacts with Bellingham&#8217;s representatives and made him a top transfer target. Law also states that they are even prepared to &#8220;move heaven and earth&#8221; to sign the 19-year-old &#8211; after being impressed with what they saw when attending England&#8217;s win over Iran at the Qatar World Cup &#8211; in which he scored a goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/09\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-lafc-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Ready to Send Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Out on Loan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea might have signed Enzo Fernandez for a British transfer record last month, but they are still on the hunt to sign a new midfielder, with The Telegraph reporting that Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo also remain among their key targets.<\/p>\n<h3>Bellingham Shows His Skills in the Champions League<\/h3>\n<p>Incidentally, the Blues got a first-hand experience of just what kind of a player Bellingham is when they faced him in a 1-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. The first leg took place at the Signal Iduna Park in Germany, with the return leg happening at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/03\/ben-chilwell-manchester-city-summer-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Eyeing Potential Move for Ben Chilwell in Summer Window<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having only won two out of their last 13 Premier League games, the Blues are in some topsy-turvy form. Bellingham, however, is in excellent form this season &#8211; having scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 27 appearances this season. The 19-year-old &#8211; who was called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurosport.com\/football\/premier-league\/2022-2023\/jurgen-klopp-praises-jude-bellingham-and-admits-champions-league-failure-could-cost-them-transfer_sto9289372\/story.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;exceptional&#8221;<\/a> by Jurgen Klopp earlier this season &#8211; aims to prove how good he is by performing to his best for the rest of the season ahead of a potential transfer war in the summer window.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are strongly considering a move to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, claims The Telegraph&#8217;s Matt Law. This is despite their \u00a3600 million transfer surge over the last two windows in which they signed midfielders like Enzo Fernandez and Denis Zakaria. 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