‘Go get him please’ – Boehly told to wrap up £131M record-breaking deal for Chelsea
Emmanuel Petit, a former Chelsea midfielder, spoke candidly and urged his old team to pursue Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea had interest in signing Bellingham during the summer transfer window, but Dortmund made it clear they would not consider selling one of their most promising players.
Instead of engaging in a major summer transfer fight the next summer, it is commonly thought that all the major clubs will be looking into a potential deal for Bellingham during the January transfer window.
But if you believe the most recent rumours, teams like Chelsea will have to fork over a significant sum of money to sign the star.
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Dortmund are determined to keep him but Bellingham will have just two years left on his deal this summer, meaning it will be the last chance for the club to extract as big a fee as possible for him.
With that in mind, the Athletic say the Germans will set an asking price of £131m for Bellingham.
But now amidst all the speculation – Petit has opened up and told the Blues that they should look to get a deal done for the midfielder if there is an opportunity to too
He told Compare.bet: “If they [Chelsea] have a chance to buy him [Bellingham], then they have to buy him, but I’m not sure about the price.”
Former England international Owen Hargreaves recently discussed why he is “one of a kind” as top European clubs will battle it out for the 19-year-old next summer.
“He can go wherever he wants,” said Hargreaves on BT Sport.
“You see now the young French boys they went to Real Madrid, that’s where everyone wants to go Real Madrid or Barcelona because everyone wants to play with attacking football. This kid is one of a kind.
“Everyone’s going to want him, Chelsea, Man United, Liverpool. He’s got to decide.
“To turn around a club like Manchester United and get them back to the top, I think he could carry that burden. I think the young man – he’s not a defensive midfielder [or] a 10, he’s just between in an eight.
“He’s smart, his weight of pass is good. His greatest attribute is his mentality, he loves football, he cares, got big shoulders, he’s the perfect midfield player.”