Dortmund to offer Jude Bellingham contract with HUGE release clause and wage

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 28 Mar 2023 14:15 BST
• 3 min read

Borussia Dortmund are reportedly doing their level best to keep Jude Bellingham at the club by offering a 150% wage increase.

The move is in a bid to wade off interest from Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Manchester City. The trio of clubs are thought to be looking at Bellingham ahead of the summer transfer window, with the teenage star set to make a decision next month. But now his current side are trying to persuade him to stay with them.

Dortmund's sporting director Sebastian Kehl is now looking to bring Bellingham and his father Mark into his office to offer him a deal that would see him remain at Signal Iduna Park, reports Bild.

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He will offer £13million a season by way of a salary, which will make him the club’s all-time highest-paid player - while attached to the contract will be a release clause of £131m.

If Bellingham agrees to the terms, it would dampen the chances of Madrid, Liverpool and City getting their hands on the youngster.

But the report does stress that a move away from BVB is the more likely scenario as clubs are throwing everything at him to convince him to join.

They say that Real Madrid are the favourites to land Bellingham, but that the club will have to sort out the futures of Toni Kroos or Luka Modric first, with both players’ contracts set to expire at the end of the season.

Bellingham's form this season

Bellingham has nine goals and five assists for BVB in all competitions this season and played for England for 85 minutes in their 2-1 win over Italy and 86 minutes in the 2-0 victory over Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday.

After the contest, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard was full of praise for the superstar. He said post-match: “Well, for one he has a better body at 19.

“I never had that power until 22 or 23, he's more physically developed. He's more confident on the ball. I'm not just being modest. He's further on than where I was at the same age. 'He's in a fantastic place and he needs to keep playing well.”