https://twitter.com/farrellkeeling/status/1637856263978512386?s=46&t=_4uI6CiVRqge8WqM7F37IwExciting as the prospect of the highly-talented midfielder wearing the famous red shirt is, itās frustrating having to write about a topic so many have already pitched in on with roughly the same information each time.
How to construct a Jude Bellingham to Liverpool transfer story has become such a clearly defined process it hardly requires any journalistic skill:
JĆ¼rgen Klopp loves the player? Check!
Liverpool have been tracking the player for ages? Check!
Liverpool donāt have as much money as Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, et al.? Check!
The player hasnāt made his mind up on his next move? Check!
The player values his personal development over financial gain? Check!
A host of clubs have held meetings with his family? Check!
Perhaps no other article epitomises this reality more than The Athleticās update this morning, with the ever-reliable David Ornstein claiming that the Reds are āincreasingly unlikelyā to sign the England international.
Based on what evidence, we hear you ask? Maybe Liverpoolās recruitment team has decided the money (in the region of Ā£130m, according to a variety of reports) would be better spent elsewhere? Perhaps the player and his family reckon heās more likely to realise his vast potential at another outfit?
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