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Manchester United are set to overlook out on one other member of the identical footballing household to Borussia Dortmund as Sunderland starlet Jobe Bellingham closes in a transfer to the Sign Iduna Park, in keeping with Fabrizio Romano.
The Purple Devils got here near signing Jude, Jobe’s previous brother, in 2020 after the Birmingham Metropolis midfielder was given a tour of the membership with Sir Alex Ferguson even assembly the participant as a part of an elaborate courting course of.
However the elder Bellingham rebuffed United’s curiosity in favour of a transfer to Dortmund that summer season. And it seems the German membership are set to repeat the trick with the youthful brother.
Jobe has loved a breakout marketing campaign on the Stadium of Gentle as he helped propel Sunderland in the direction of promotion into the Premier League after the Black Cats received the playoff last towards Sheffield United.
The 19-year-old midfielder scored 4 objectives and supplied three assists whereas appearing because the heartbeat of Regis Le Bris’ facet. His performances had been so spectacular that he was topped the Championship’s Younger Participant of the Yr.
A bunch of golf equipment throughout England had been exploring a deal this summer season with Brighton and Hove Albion, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea all keeping track of the scenario, in addition to United.
Previous Trafford scouts returned glowing stories on the Sunderland starlet, together with fellow teenager Chris Rigg who United are additionally strongly linked with.
However there was additionally interest from the Bundesliga with Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig all monitoring Jobe’s progress within the hopes of placing gold twice with the identical Bellingham import.
Sunderland retain hope their promotion to England’s high division would assist persuade the teenager to stay within the North East of England.
Nevertheless, as Romano reveals, Dortmund have reached an “settlement” with Jobe on a five-year deal and are “anticipated to proceed and get the deal completed with Sunderland within the upcoming days.”
🚨🟡⚫️ The settlement between Jobe Bellingham and Borussia Dortmund is finished on 5 yr contract.
BVB are anticipated to proceed and get the deal completed with Sunderland within the upcoming days. pic.twitter.com/ApkehGVije
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 4, 2025
Tweet: “The settlement between Jobe Bellingham and Borussia Dortmund is finished on 5 yr contract. BVB are anticipated to proceed and get the deal completed with Sunderland within the upcoming days.”
So it’s again to the drafting board for United because the membership may now shift focus to Rigg, with the 17-year-old technician proposed by The Peoples Particular person as a key goal for the Reds this summer season as a part of an ambitious overhaul of Ruben Amorim’s squad. Maybe there’s a fair youthful Bellingham brother who will at some point make the change to Previous Trafford.
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