True cost of Jude Bellingham transfer revealed as Man City and Liverpool face HUGE costs and wages on top of £100m fee
A TRANSFER move for Jude Bellingham is reportedly set to make him one of the most expensive investments in football.
The Borussia Dortmund star is one of the hottest properties in Europe at the moment following his performances in the Bundesliga and for England at the World Cup in Qatar.
Premier League giants such as Manchester City and Liverpool as well as LaLiga’s Real Madrid are interested in the 19-year-old.
However, they face a battle to sign him due to the amount of money he is set to cost.
Dortmund are demanding £100million upfront for the England star.
But that fee could increase to £120m with add-ons. and then even further with agents’ fees.
And as the report suggests, Bellingham could demand a salary of £10.6m a year along with bonuses which would equate to with the player earning £410,000-per-week.
And this is just the start of the deal, as Bellingham is hoping to get a six-year contract, according to SPORT.
Therefore the total deal could cost a club up to £248m over the length of the contract.
If Madrid were to sign him, then it would make him the most expensive investment in the club’s history.
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City have already completed a similar deal after picking up Erling Haaland from Dortmund last summer.
Other club’s that would have the financial might to be abel to afford Bellingham would be Manchester United and Ligue 1’s PSG.
However, Madrid are hoping that Bellingham will be the long-term heir to Luka Modric.