Jude Bellingham moved from Birmingham to Dortmund in the summer of 2020 for 25 million euros. Image: dpa / Bernd Thissen
Bundesliga
Jude Bellingham has been enchanting BVB fans for two and a half years now. At the age of just 17, the midfielder came to Dortmund in 2020, impressed immediately and played almost all the time.
Most recently, Bellingham shone in the game against Augsburg last Sunday, when he scored the goal to make it 1-0 for Borussia from a dry shot from around 16 meters after a strong body fraud. However, the strong performances also ensure that there are always rumors about the departure of the England international.
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In addition to Liverpool, Manchester City and Paris St. Germain, there are also persistent reports of a move to Real Madrid. How “skyNow reported, Los Blancos are said to have thought of something very special to bring Bellingham to Madrid.
“Sky” reporter and transfer expert Marc Behrenbeck speaks of a two-stage plan that Madrid has worked out. Accordingly, the Spaniards would be willing to transfer 100 million euros to Dortmund. In addition, Real would include youngster Eduardo Camavinga in a swap deal with BVB. Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl could be happy about a lot of money on the one hand and welcome a young player to the team in a similar position to Bellingham on the other.
According to Behrenbeck, Real Madrid have this idea. However, it is unclear whether BVB has already been informed of this. In Dortmund, Bellingham still has a contract until 2025. The online database “Transfermarkt.de” currently estimates his market value at 110 million euros.
Due to the long-term contract, Dortmund would not have to sell the 19-year-old, at least next summer. A statement by BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke from mid-January should also give a little hope. At that time he also said to “Sky”: “Jude has not told us so far that he wants to leave the club.”
Accordingly, Dortmund still has hope that Bellingham could perhaps stay with Borussia through the summer of 2023.
It is also unclear whether Camavinga could imagine a move to the Bundesliga to BVB. In the current season, the French international only has 42 percent of the game minutes at Madrid. Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos and Aurélien Tchouameni often play in the center. A change to get more playing time would therefore make sense.
However, when rumors arose about a Camavinga move to Arsenal London, his advisor made a clear statement to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano: “That’s not true. Of course every club in the world would like him, but he’s very happy at Real Madrid and Real Madrid are very happy with Camavinga.”
In no other position in football is the ranking among the players as firmly established as in the goal. Almost every club plays with a fixed number one. The number two is often only used in the cup or as a backup in the event of an injury.
