A reported Liverpool target has been praised on Twitter by Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho.
According to The Mirror in December, Liverpool are plotting to sign the 18-year-old Borussia Dortmund sensation.
Bellingham played with the Manchester United attacker at Signal Iduna Park for a couple of years.
On Thursday night, the former Birmingham City prospect scored in a Europa League draw away to Rangers, who progressed into the next round with a 6-4 aggregate victory.
Here’s what Sancho tweeted about his old teammate on social media last night:
Are Liverpool signing Jude Bellingham?
Well that’s certainly what the speculation has been for a few months now.
Bellingham will almost certainly cost Liverpool – or whoever ultimately signs him – a nine-figure sum.
However, he is worth every penny.
The fact that he’s only 18 is genuinely frightening and for someone who already announced himself on the Champions League stage last season with the German outfit, it’s incredible.
A transfer to Anfield also makes sense from the Reds’ perspective.
Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara are both 30 or older – Henderson turns 32 this summer – and it’s probably time for Jurgen Klopp to look at long-term midfield options.
Henderson isn’t exactly finished, while Thiago is someone who you could see dominating Liverpool matches for a few more years yet.
But the German manager needs to look to the future – and Bellingham is exactly that.
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