they are asking 150 mil, that is a ridiculous price. I expect someone who can completely dominate a game and already world class at that price, not for potential. how do you know we will always walk away. we paid 100 mild for grealish who everyone knew was not worth that much.
iirc his contract with Dortmund completes at the end of the 24/25 season, so 2 and a half seasons left. There have been reports suggesting that he’s refusing to extend with Dortmund, which would be logical if he wants to leave them anytime soon.
Thus, after this season the likelihood is that Bellingham will have only 2 seasons left with Dortmund. At the end of the following (23/24) season he’ll have only 1 season left with them and his market value will start to plummet.
IMO because of the above, Dortmund aren’t particularly well placed to demand stupid money, they can sell this summer for the best they can get, sell for much less the summer after or watch him walk on a free the summer after - they negotiate with the sword of Damocles above them, if they hold firm for stupid and ultimately loose their suitors then they’ve lost a bundle.
I’m not sure where all these quotes of €150M are coming from but I suspect it’s from someone who’s been hyperventilating.
My view is that he’d go for much less than that and that it‘s also in his interests to do so because buying clubs have a valuation that needs to cover both buying cost and salary thereafter. The higher the payment to Dortmund the less that will be left in the value pot for his salary.
I think his wage demands / agents fees / dad’s bung etc. will mean that nobody will pay above say €100m this summer and Dortmund aren’t in a position to resist that because they know that they’ll get less the summer after . . and then nowt the summer after that.
Also, in all fairness, as incredibly good as he is for his age, the extreme valuations are based on his potential to continue on his current steep trajectory to then become ‘world class’ in due course . .
As shocking as it will sound to those already worshipping at his alter but it could happen that he stays at Dortmund and doesn’t improve at all, the rough edges that some expect will be polished smooth may just get a bit sharper.
Look at Sane for instance, he was next level for his age, absolutely oozed talent and you’d have expected him to be the acknowledged best winger in the world by now but he didn’t kick on, his trajectory plateaued, it happens more often than not.
