Why did Liverpool give up?
Anyone who is a fan or follows Liverpool FC knows that the team's top goal is to bring the young star of Dortmund to Anfield next summer. The young midfielder of the black and yellow striped team has caught the eye of coach Jurgen Klopp and is considered the main nucleus in the reconstruction of Liverpool's midfield. Especially in the context that the pillars of this team such as Arthur Melo will expire on loan from Juventus, while Naby Keita, Alex Oxalde-Chamberlain or even James Milner are likely to leave this summer.
However, reputable newspapers such as The Athletic, Daily Mail, Times, Telegraph and The Guardian all reported that Liverpool had given up on the Jude Bellingham deal despite closely monitoring the midfielder throughout last season.
The reason is because the price that Dortmund offered for this player is relatively high, about more than 100 million pounds. With that price, Liverpool can hardly boldly "open their wallet" when this club still has many other goals to aim for to serve the team's reform. Along with that, the almost no chance of competing for a place in the C1 Cup next season is also a reason why the Merseyside team gave up pursuing Jude Bellingham. Instead, Liverpool is aiming for other potential names such as Mason Mount - Conor Gallagher of Chelsea, Ryan Gravenberch of Bayern Munich or Moises Caicedo of Brighton.
MU benefit ?
According to sources, there are 3 big clubs wanting to recruit Jude Bellingham: Liverpool, Man City and Real Madrid. However, MU is said to have quietly joined the race to win the signature of this young English star.
The reason why MU will spend a lot of money in the transfer market this season is because of the high possibility that coach Erik Ten Hag's team will win a ticket to C1 next season. Currently, the Red Devils are ranked 4th on the rankings and are 3 points ahead of the 5th ranked team Tottenham and have played one less match.
In addition, MU is also looking for an additional striker to their attack as a backup for Marcus Rashford and a replacement when Wout Weghorst's contract is not renewed. Bringing in a creative midfielder like Jude Bellingham or even Barcelona's Frankie De Jong is a great option to help the Red Devils continue to aim for higher goals next season.
To convince Jude Bellingham, the Old Trafford team certainly needs to prove to this young midfielder the potential of moving to play in the Premier League. MU under coach Erik ten Hag has shown clear improvement in many aspects. They are firmly in the top 4 of the Premier League, ending their "hunger" for more than 6 years by winning the League Cup and are currently still competing in the FA Cup and Europa League.
It can be said that, in the case of winning the FA Cup and Europa League with a place in the Champions League , MU will have an easier time convincing Jude Bellingham to join Old Trafford. This player himself has also admitted that he wants to join a club that suits his ambitions. For a young player with potential like Jude Bellingham, this desire is completely understandable when the Bundesliga playground is unlikely to help him go far in his career.
In addition to Liverpool's withdrawal from the race, the invitation from Real Madrid is also said to be extremely attractive to any player with ambitions to be crowned king in Europe. However, recent moves show that the Spanish Royal team is shifting its target to Chelsea midfielder Kai Havertz and is "busy" with convincing PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe to come to the Bernabeu this summer. Thus, the remaining name competing directly with the Red Devils in the Jude Bellingham deal is the blue half of Manchester - Man City Club. Besides names like Rafael Leao, Josko Gvardiol or Youri Tielemans, Jude Bellingham is also the top target of the Etihad Stadium team, when there is a high possibility that Ikay Gundogan will leave and Kelvin De Bruyne needs someone to share the responsibility of carrying the midfield of "The Citizen".
TRONG BACH
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