Three reasons Liverpool are 'favourites' to sign Jude Bellingham

Karan Tejwani

• 7 Dec 2022 13:05 GMT
• 2 min read

The future of Jude Bellingham is a major topic of discussion as interest in the English midfielder continues to rise in recent weeks.

Bellingham has put in a few starring performances for England at the World Cup and has only raised the value that he will go for when the time for his transfer does come.

His display in England’s last 16 win over Senegal impressed many and clubs have made further moves in the hope of bringing Bellingham over to their clubs.

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Now, it’s emerged that Liverpool are the frontrunners for his signature, and they have three advantages in their favour in the hope of bringing him to Anfield.

Liverpool have Bellingham advantage

The first advantage is that Liverpool are ahead of Real Madrid in their negotiations and are more likely to strike a deal before the Spanish and European champions.

Several clubs have been interested in Bellingham, including the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid and Liverpool were the first to take initiative for his signing.

READ: Will Real Madrid pay €150m for Jude Bellingham?

Secondly, Bellingham’s family prefer that he moves to Liverpool over Real Madrid, which has put the Reds in a good spot to secure his services in the near future.

Bellingham’s family are keen on seeing the player’s progress and if they favour a move to Liverpool, then that gives the Reds a big advantage.

Finally, it’s been reported in the past that Real Madrid may not be able to compete with the financial might of the Premier League clubs.

Borussia Dortmund will demand a big fee – believed to be about €150 million for the player – and that’s something Real Madrid would be unwilling to match.

Where Bellingham ends up remains to be seen, but what’s certain is that this will be a drawn-out saga and it will involved a big fee going to Borussia Dortmund.