Man City and Real Madrid only ones left standing in Bellingham fight
With Borussia Dortmund unable to hold onto him, Man City and Real Madrid have become direct rivals in the fight to sign Jude Bellingham next summer.
Jude Bellingham needed a great tournament to show how good he is and the Dortmund player shone at the World Cup.
The German side are resigned to the fact that the footballer wants to leave ahead of next season. Two clubs are still in the fight to get the Englishman
One of those is Real Madrid. 'Los Blancos' need to rejuvenate their midfield as Modric and Kroos are in the closing stages of their prolific careers. Bellingham is the ideal man to come in in midfield.
'Marca' says that there is certain optimism at Real Madrid over Bellingham especially after the player has rejected all offers from Borussia Dortmund.
The other big club in the race to sign Bellingham is Man City. The Sky Blues are willing to offer up to 170 million euros to sign the England international.
Real Madrid are keeping calm and they want to take small steps to make sure the deal is completed. However, Man City will be provide stiff competition.