Liverpool 'increasingly unlikely' to sign Jude Bellingham

▪️Liverpool are 'increasingly unlikely' to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund this summer with the club facing significant challenges in their pursuit of the midfielder.

▪️Bellingham is expected to at the centre of a bidding war between Europe's top clubs, with Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid having been considered the frontrunners to sign the England international.

▪️Borussia Dortmund are reluctant to lose the 19-year-old and will demand a huge fee for Bellingham, who has no release clause in his contract at the Bundesliga side.

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▪️The Athletic are reporting that Liverpool's hopes of signing the midfielder are reducing, despite Jurgen Klopp's huge admiration for the teenager.

▪️Liverpool face a fight to secure Champions League qualification this season and an absence from Europe's elite would damage the club's hopes of a deal.

▪️The anticipated fee, financial strength of rival sides, and reluctance to enter a bidding war for Bellingham have all been described as factors that make it 'increasingly unlikely' the midfielder will move to Anfield.

▪️Manchester City and Real Madrid are viewed as being in a stronger position to conclude a deal, while Manchester United were last week linked with entering the race.

Source/onefootball