I think that out of all the players with huge price tags attached to their names and that have been discussed in the past few years, Bellingham looks like the most plausible transfer out of all of them (Mbappe, Haaland, etc.)
Young, super versatile, workhorse, talented, and mentality appears to be that of a winner and future captain. He is in that category of players that I see FSG making an exception for and gladly pay the 60M to 80M (number I invented, I have no idea what they will ask for) BVB might demand, especially if we are going to be letting go of a number of players in that area of the pitch + in my opinion, some players will slowly be relegated to less playing time because of age.
What I saw as a problem earlier (BVB probably not wanting to let both Bellingham and Haaland go in the same summer) seems to be a fitting piece to our puzzle. In my opinion, Thiago and Hendo still have a season of starting most games, Milner might extend but in any scenario he wont be there past next season. Ox will most probably leave this summer and be replaced by some sort of versatile, three lunged CM Ã la Gini (most probably Tchouameni or a very similar player). All in all, what I'm trying to say is that if Klopp likes Bellingham and wants him, striking a Naby-type of deal with Dortmund for Bellingham is very possible considering the circumstances of our midfield (it can wait another season).
Talking about the midfield, it will be very interesting, in that context, to see what is the plan for Carvalho. I have not watched him play other than in one game + highlight videos. He strikes me as a very Countinho-esque type of player. So what is the plan for him, is he coming here to play as a CM, winger, or even as a false nine (maybe some sort of long term Firmino replacement)?
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