Speaking on the Sky Sports Football Podcast, Jamie Redknapp has been discussing Jude Bellingham and the prospect of the youngster joining Liverpool.
The England international has been making waves over in Germany for the past two years, and it’s widely believed he’ll be leaving Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023.
Liverpool have been strongly linked with a move for the former Birmingham City man, and just this week it was claimed that they were favourites for his signature.
Redknapp himself believes that Bellingham would be a dream signing for his former club, stating that the teenager is a ‘generational player’.
Liverpool’s dream signing
Redknapp gave his view on Liverpool’s interest in Bellingham.
“The dream for all Liverpool fans and for the Premier League to a certain extent is for Jude Bellingham to come. He would be the person that would fit into that midfield, he’s a generational player and he’s an incredible footballer. Klopp, I imagine, would have his heart set on him,” Redknapp said.
Unproven
Jude Bellingham looks to be a talented player, but it’s a bit too soon to be calling him a ‘generational’ talent.
Let’s not forget two years or so ago the same sort of thing was being said of Jadon Sancho while he was playing for Borussia Dortmund – and it hasn’t happened for him in the Premier League.
The Bundesliga’s past is littered with players who couldn’t cut the mustard in the Premier League. The likes of Timo Werner, Sancho, Sebastien Haller and Shinji Kagawa just to name a few.
Of course, everyone hopes that Bellingham doesn’t follow that trend, but it seems to be a bit of a stretch to start throwing these labels around for teenagers who haven’t played a minute of Premier League football.
Could Bellingham be the answer to Liverpool’s problems? If he continues to develop in the way he has been, yes. But is he the surefire solution? Not by a long shot.
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