Fabrizio Romano provides major Jude Bellingham update with transfer almost agreed

Jude Bellingham is reportedly close to agreeing a deal to join Spanish champions Real Madrid this summer.

Football reporter Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Madrid are close to completing a deal to sign the former Birmingham City midfielder and that negotiations are now entering the final stages. Romano says personal terms are close to being agreed and Madrid have scheduled a meeting with Bellingham’s current club Borussia Dortmund to finalise a deal.

Romano tweeted: “Real Madrid hope to finalize Bellingham deal already this month as they did with Tchouaméni — in order to avoid any late u-turn. Real feel agreement on personal terms is almost reached, as Marca called — after Juni Calafat multiple meetings with player’s camp.”

The Dortmund and England midfielder was set to be the man at the heart of this summer’s biggest transfer saga, but after Liverpool pulled out of the race to sign the Stourbridge-born playmaker, Madrid now appear to have won the race ahead of the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea for his services.

The 19-year-old, who came through Blues’ academy before making a £20 million switch to Germany’s Bundesliga in 2020, is one of the most wanted players on the planet following his stellar performances for title-chasing Dortmund this season as well as being one of England’s star players at the World Cup in the winter.

What Bellingham’s summer move could mean for Blues

Birmingham City will receive a large sum of money if Bellingham were to be sold by Dortmund.

The 19-year-old would earn Blues even more funds if and when he makes another move. This is due to a sell-on clause that was included in the deal that brought Bellingham to Germany in 2020.

According to The Athletic, Birmingham will receive ‘at least’ five percent of any sum Dortmund receive for the English international. This means if he were to leave the club for £100 million, Blues would get at least £5 million of that. Likewise, if Dortmund were to stretch the figure to £150 million, £7.5 million or more would be heading to St Andrew’s.