Jude Bellingham is being sought after by many big names such as Real Madrid, Paris Sanit-Germain, Liverpool, Manchester United... Whichever team wins the race for the English midfielder's signature is expected to have to spend about 150 million pounds and must convince Dortmund.
Among the competing teams, Liverool is the only case in the downward trend in form. To avoid a collapse of the chain and not be able to save it, the owners of fenway Sports Group (FSG) may have to save money to spend on a historic transfer season with the Merseyside team.
However, captain Jurgen Klopp advised that this deal could not happen. The German coach and his team's leadership have withdrawn from this race because they do not want to take risks, which could push them further into the black hole of despair.
Remember, without Bellingham, Liverpool still reached the 3 finals of the previous season: Champions League, League Cup and FA Cup. The fact that they only lost to Man City in the final round of the Premier League last season was also a very good achievement, helping the team's revenue increase rapidly, from 29 to 247 million pounds.
However, these figures are still not enough for Liverpool to consider Bellingham because in addition to the transfer fee, they could have to pay up to £80 million in 5 years to this bright midfielder.
However, in the opposite direction, it is likely that Dortmund will not sell Bellingham because this star's contract with BVB is valid until 2025. They will wait to see how Real Madrid plays PSG and M.U. If they have a passionate team and have great ambitions to own it, Dortmund can then increase the price.
Klopp and the FSG boss' withdrawal from the Bellingham case has disappointed many fans but they have a reason to do so besides not being able to weigh the cost.
In recent years under the coordination of Klopp and FSG, Liverpool have won the first Premier League championship in the tournament era, played 6 consecutive Champions League matches, reached the final 3 times and won 1 time in 2019.
Things became a bit complicated when CEO Michael Harris left office and his replacement Julian Ward also prepared to leave the vacant seat.
Klopp shared that FSG has a plan to renovate the team this summer. Liverpool could have a first season without a Champions League appearance in six years, signaling they need a major clearing force if they do not want to continue to fail.
Liverpool understand that with the increasingly fierce competition for a top 4 spot, they no longer have time to hit the rough pearls. All new stars in the upcoming season of The Kop must be those who have affirmed their names.
180 million pounds for Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Fabio Carvalho is enough and Klopp needs to elevate these stars to a higher level, instead of pouring that money into Jude Bellingham.
