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Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is now reportedly ‘obsessed’ with signing England superstar Jude Bellingham, with Liverpool and Manchester City also chasing the Borussia Dortmund wonderkid.
As for Chelsea, signing Bellingham is easier said than done.
As per the report, though, Chelsea will have to face immense competition to sign Bellingham, with Liverpool and City just two clubs who are also chasing the England international, who could leave Dortmund for as much as £130m according to Sport.
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• Report: Liverpool could be unable to afford Jude Bellingham
Indeed, the Bundesliga side are the masters of getting the maximum profit from young talents ready to move on to bigger and better things.
Whilst the Blues have the resources to bring the midfielder to Stamford Bridge, beating out the likes of Liverpool, City and even Real Madrid will be no easy task for the west London side, and it could be a battle that Boehly might have to accept he can’t win.
Chelsea the weakest Premier League side in race to sign Bellingham
Boehly might still have the same spending tendencies as former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, but it’s clear that the American is taking the Blues are another direction compared to his Russian predecessor, with the Blues now focussing on a long-term project under Graham Potter than instant results.
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