Bellingham, an English player, turned down Ferguson's personal offer to Manchester United on his way to development, decided to join Borussia Dortmund, and eventually embarked on the road to stardom and joined Real Madrid as one of the best midfielders in football. Now his younger brother Jobe Bellingham is also going to learn from his brother and follow the path of success that his brother has taken, not playing in the Premier League, but choosing to go to the Bundesliga to relegate.
According to Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, Jobe Bellingham has decided to join Dortmund on June 3 local time, and the Bundesliga team that his brother has been to has also informed Eintracht Frankfurt. Borussia Dortmund will soon negotiate a transfer fee with Sunderland for the player, which is expected to be around €30 million.
Italian legend Fabrizio Romano also followed up with reports that Jobe Bellingham has chosen Borussia Dortmund as his top target, Sunderland has no intention of releasing him for less than 40 million euros, and the Black Cats, who have been promoted to the Premier League, hope to keep Jobe Bellingham to help the team relegate.
German media "Bild" also reported the news that Jobe Bellingham chose Dortmund, but Dortmund is unwilling to pay too much transfer fee, and Dortmund's psychological price is 25 million euros, which is still a big gap with Sunderland's 40 million euros list price.
Jobe Bellingham came through the Birmingham Academy and the player moved to Sunderland for €1.75 million in the summer window in 2023 before helping Sunderland to be promoted to the Premier League through the Championship play-offs in the 2024-25 season.
Jobe Bellingham is 19 years old, 1.91 meters tall, right-footed player, can play in midfield, forward and midfield, and has a contract with Sunderland until 2028, with a German transfer valuation of 22 million euros. Jobe Bellingham has made 43 appearances for Sunderland this season, 42 of them starts, contributing four goals and three assists.