Liverpool ‘keep in touch’ with Borussia Dortmund over Jude Bellingham ‘2024 deal’

Liverpool are reportedly still in contact with Borussia Dortmund about a deal for Jude Bellingham

“NOT POSSIBLE” | JURGEN KLOPP DISCUSSES SUMMER MOVE PLANS & JUDE BELLINGHAM

Liverpool have resumed contact with Borussia Dortmund over the signing of Jude Bellingham in the summer of 2024, according to a new report.

The 19-year-old midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to Anfield over the past 18 months. However, that was the case until Anfield officials, as reported earlier this month, decided to drop their pursuit of the former Birmingham City scholar in favor of a more comprehensive approach to their long-awaited midfield rebuild. this summer.

But according to Football Insider, Jürgen Klopp hasn’t given up on Bellingham’s arrival in the summer of 2024 and Liverpool have resumed contact with the Bundesliga toppers in hopes of finalizing a future deal. The report said the Reds “remain in contact with the midfielder’s representatives and have made it clear they want a deal in 2024.” Liverpool’s exit from the race to sign the England international should give Manchester City and Real Madrid an edge, with reports from Spain on Friday saying the 14-times European champions have received assurances Bellingham will next . at the Santiago Bernabeu. summer.

At his press conference earlier this month, Klopp poured cold water on lingering hopes that Bellingham could become a Liverpool player this summer, admitting that sometimes you have to “accept and step aside” when transfers aren’t possible.

“I have nothing to say about it,” the Liverpool manager told reporters. “It’s not about Jude Bellingham, but I never understand why we talk about things we theoretically can’t have. We can’t have six players in one summer, all for £100m. It’s clear. You have to recognize what you can do and then work with it. It’s your job.

“We are not children. If you ask a five-year-old what he wants for Christmas and he says I don’t know, a Ferrari, you’d say it’s too expensive and you can’t drive it. So if this boy was really unhappy because he didn’t have a Ferrari, it would be a really sad life.
“You see what you can and work with it. We try everything to get what we need and want, but there are times when we have to accept and step back.”

Dortmund have priced Bellingham around £130million following the teenager’s stunning performances at the 2022 World Cup.
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Mason Mount of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Southampton FC at Stamford Bridge on February 18, 2023 (Photo:

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With Jude Bellingham’s pursuit seemingly over for Liverpool, attention has turned to other targets for the Reds’ planned summer makeover.

With a sum of around £130m or more to land Bellingham, the Reds would have been wary of such an outlay given the number of surgeries the team would need in the coming months after a bitterly bitter season. disappointing. Numerous names have been repeatedly linked, from Nico Barella to Moises Caicedo, while the need for the Reds to increase their local stake means Chelsea duo Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher have also been a constant source of speculation.

Chelsea, taken over by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital in May last year following a fierce bidding process following the London club’s foreclosure over sanctions against Roman Abramovich, have caused quite a stir in the transfer market over the past two years . Windows.

Over £500m was spent on transfer fees in the Boehly/Clearlake era, with the club engaging in the tactic of offering some players seven-, eight- and nine-year contracts to reduce depreciation costs (as transfers are accounted for in the financial statements by dividing the transfer fee over the term of the contract). That loophole has now been filled by UEFA, or at least will be filled this summer, with European football’s governing body limiting deals to five years.

But with so much spent and with a squad in crisis with a huge number of first-team players, Chelsea need to break free. When selling a player, a club can transfer the guaranteed fee directly into their account. For Chelsea there is the date of 30 June which has become very important this year as it is the last day of the club’s financial year, a line where they can bring in what they can for part of their squad to cover the big expenses that have taken place and not risk another season of defeats that could have repercussions in terms of UEFA’s financial fair play rules and the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.

Mount and Gallagher are two of those believed to have ended their Chelsea careers this summer. Mount still has a one-year contract at Stamford Bridge, while Gallagher has two more. It is Mount who is seen as one of the most likely midfield moves the Reds will make this summer.

Liverpool like to have influence in the conduct of their transfer business. This was demonstrated by the cheap deal they were able to strike with Porto in January 2022 to acquire Luis Diaz in a deal worth up to £49m, or around £18m. less than the release clause the Portuguese side had on the winger.

The reason for this was that Liverpool knew Porto needed short-term cash to deal with some urgent debts. They offered a sum in advance which