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Dortmund set to offer Bellingham a bumper €15m per year contract amid Real Madrid links
Jude Bellingham has been the hot topic at Real Madrid for quite some time now. The Englishman is the club’s transfer priority in 2023, with the player being identified as a potential long-term replacement for the ageing Luka Modric.
However, Borussia Dortmund are not expected to make things easier for Real Madrid to sign their top target this coming summer.
According to SportBILD, Dortmund are weighing up a fresh contract offer for Bellingham, whose current deal at Signal Iduna Park expires in 2025.
The player’s relatively long contract has given Dortmund the leverage to hold out for a hefty fee amounting to €150 million. But it appears the club are also keen on keeping hold of the player beyond the summer and avoid losing another young talent to a European giant.
To that end, the Bundesliga giants have come up with a ‘spectacular’ plan to keep hold of Bellingham. They are planning to offer the youngster a bumper contract extension offer that would make him the highest-paid player at Signal Iduna Park.
The club are looking to offer him as much as €15 million per year, which is higher than what BVB pay club captain Marco Reus, who in turn, has reportedly been asked to lower his salary in light of the recent economic troubles.
Bellingham, for his part, has always confessed his love and passion for Dortmund. But he has remained coy on his future lately, which could hint at a desire to take the next step in his career, especially with the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool interested in his services.
Recent reports across Europe suggest Liverpool are in a good position to sign Bellingham in the coming summer. But Real Madrid are not ready to lose sight of their top target that easily and are prepared to fork out a hefty sum for the Englishman.
Real Madrid opted to renew Antonio Rudiger’s contract this past summer to keep him at the club for one more season.
The 33-year-old veteran defender, though, has not been performing at his best, with physical problems taking their toll and age starting to catch up with him.
As such, the expectation is that Los Blancos will not extend his contract again when his current one expires on 30 June 2027.
Tottenham eye Antonio Rudiger
And, according to reports relayed by AS, Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur are plotting a free-transfer swoop to sign Rudiger in the summer of next year.
The north London club are understood to be keen on reinforcing their backline next year and see the German defender as an option, given his experience in the Premier League and the fact that he would be available for free in the summer.
So far this season, Rudiger has played only five games for Real Madrid, amounting to a total of 396 minutes.
The 33-year-old has even chipped in with two goals, including the all-important winner in the 4-3 comeback victory over AS Roma on Wednesday night.
Time to move on?
Despite Rudiger being a hugely respected figure in the Real Madrid locker room, he is currently the third-choice centre-back for Jose Mourinho.
After all, summer signing Ibrahima Konate and Dean Huijsen have been preferred by the manager so far in the new season.
Moreover, with Eder Militao set to return imminently after a lengthy injury layoff, Rudiger’s game-time could be impacted further.
Given the situation and factoring in Real Madrid’s plans to sign another centre-back next summer, it is pretty much evident that Rudiger does not feature in the club’s plans for beyond this season.
As such, a separation of ways seems pretty likely when his contract expires, and Tottenham are now positioning themselves as early suitors to sign Rudiger as a free agent in 2027.
