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Jobe Bellingham: BVB secures the top talent for 30 million!
RB Leipzig has outside chances of transferring Jobe Bellingham, who is leaning towards BVB. Decision making soon.
Jobe Bellingham: BVB secures the top talent for 30 million!
Jobe Bellingham, the 19-year-old midfield talent, has given BVB a verbal commitment, which will concretely get his transfer rolling. He is the younger brother of Jude Bellingham, who grew into a world-class player at BVB and now plays for Real Madrid. Jobe Bellingham, who has made 42 appearances, four goals and three assists for AFC Sunderland this season, is seen as one of the most promising talents in central midfield. His current market value is estimated at 22 million euros, while the transfer fee is estimated at around 25 to 30 million euros. RB Leipzig were also interested in the player and had good contacts with the Bellingham family, but are now seen as outsiders in the race for the transfer. That reports RBLive.
In addition to RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt, there are also other English clubs that are showing interest in Jobe Bellingham. A decision on his move is expected in the coming days. Dortmund had expressed their interest early on and see the player as a desired transfer, especially after Bellingham achieved promotion to the Premier League during his previous engagement at Sunderland.
Dortmund's efforts
Dortmund were informed of the impending transfer of Jobe Bellingham on Monday. According to reports from Sky There was a secret meeting between Bellingham and Dortmund's sports director Sebastian Kehl in Ibiza, which may have accelerated the negotiations. BVB coach Niko Kovac and the club management were recently in Sunderland to get a personal impression of the player. Now Dortmund and Sunderland have to clarify the details of the transfer fee, which should amount to around 30 million euros.
However, there is still competition: Eintracht Frankfurt had also held talks with Bellingham to get to know the player better. Interestingly, Frankfurt and Leipzig were also officially informed that Bellingham intended to move to BVB. Frankfurt has now started looking for other fallback solutions, and one potential candidate is Victor Froholdt from FC Copenhagen.
The course so far and the current situation show that Jobe Bellingham would like to further advance his career with a move to the Bundesliga. In his opinion, the league offers the ideal opportunity for his further development. The next few days will be crucial to clarify whether Dortmund can really sign this talented midfielder and whether everything will be settled with a transfer.