Real Madrid confident in Bellingham battle - though wary of family split

Posted Friday, March 24, 2023 by Tribalfootball.com

Real Madrid powerbrokers are confident winning the battle for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.

Marca says Real are aware that they can't compete with the financial muscle of the Premier League clubs, but they are confident that the Borussia Dortmund midfielder will have the last word when it comes to deciding his future.

Los Blancos believe that when the time comes Bellingham will be more attracted by a move to Real Madrid than a possible preference of his father, Mark, and other members of the family which lies with a return to England.

They hope that Bellingham will not be seduced by the figures that the English clubs are willing to spend in order to lure him back to his native country. Bellingham has stressed that he will make a decision on his future in the next two or three weeks.

Borussia Dortmund have already set a price tag of between €110-115m plus bonuses. The transfer would cost a total 150m euros. This is a similar figure to the one Dortmund demanded from Barcelona in 2017 for Ousmane Dembele, as the Blaugrana paid €105m and €40m in variables, which ended up being €30m.