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Liverpool pulled out of the running to sign Jude Bellingham due to his price tag, but he is now expected to join Real Madrid for less than once claimed. Last month, it was widely reported that Liverpool had deemed a potential deal for long-term midfield target Bellingham as too costly to make sense.

Since the Reds removed themselves from the equation, Bellingham was positioned in a tug-of-war between and Real Madrid. He is now set to join Real after the end of the Bundesliga season, reports claim, and if sources are to be believed it would be for considerably less. It is claimed that Bellingham had “better financial offers on the table,” likely from but “his priority has been and is to play for the white club.” Bellingham’s “salary will improve season by season,” Romano claims, with performance incentives built into the deal that will run to 2029.



Victory over Mainz on the final day of the season would see Dortmund win the Bundesliga with at least a two-point lead over Bayern Munich.