Latest Birmingham City news from BirminghamLive includes Frank Lampard on his attempt to sign Jude Bellingham
ank Lampard has disclosed that in his first year as Stamford Bridge manager, he attempted to bring Jude Bellingham to Chelsea.
Following his lone season in the Birmingham City first team at the age of sixteen, Bellingham was in high demand back in 2020. Prior to Bellingham choosing Borussia Dortmund, the biggest teams in the world were vying for his signature.
It was well known that Manchester United was interested in Bellingham; in fact, Bellingham met legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson and was given a tour of their facilities. But he made the decision to relocate to Germany so that Dortmund could help him further.
For all of Lampard’s efforts, Chelsea was never a major player in the race for Bellingham. Bellingham was a target for Chelsea, according to Lampard, but the club’s management declined to pay the £20 million asking price.
In an interview with the Obi One Podcast, Lampard stated, “I was desperate to bring Jude Bellingham in when I was managing at Chelsea.” But I was unable to convince anyone upstairs that paying £20 million for a person of his age (at the time) was a good idea.
Chelsea must now be regrIn his first 14 games for Real Madrid following his record-breaking £115 million summer transfer, Bellingham has scored 13 goals. setting their lack of foresight. The 20-year-old Bellingham, who was born in Stourbridge, is a star for Real Madrid and England. He recently won the Kopa Trophy at the prestigious Ballon d’Or ceremony, which honors the world’s best under-21 player.
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