Chelsea lining up January transfer as Blues set for £100m scrap with Man Utd and Liverpool for International star
Next summer, CHELSEA plans to compete with Manchester United and Liverpool for Jude Bellingham.
The midfielder for Borussia Dortmund is wanted by a number of elite European teams.
The Germans were adamant that Bellingham would not be sold during the most recent window since Erling Haaland had joined Manchester City.
Clubs, though, are already lining up to sign the England starlet, who will probably cost more than £100 million.
Chelsea also intends to compete after a historic summer under Todd Boehly this year.
The Blues are looking to snap up some of the top young talent since the takeover and new manager Graham Potter is a huge fan of the England international.
The 19-year-old, who scored Dortmund’s opener in their Champions League defeat at Manchester City this week, joined the German club for £20m from Birmingham City in 2020.
Having shone in the Bundesliga and in Europe his value has skyrocketed since.
Any prospective fee is only likely to increase with the potential of a starring role at the World Cup with England this winter.
Bellingham was named in the latest Three Lions squad this week and has been tipped to start alongside Declan Rice in Qatar given Kalvin Phillips’ lack of game time at Manchester City.
Meanwhile, he was asked about his future and a potential move ahead of the game at The Etihad, Bellingham said it would be disrespectful to Dortmund to consider next summer.
He said: “The club have done loads for me and made me feel very welcome since I first came and gave me the opportunities to develop even further.
“To look past that and into the future would be disrespectful.”