How FC Bayern wanted to hijack the BVB deal: The Bellingham Poker 2020

How FC Bayern wanted to hijack the BVB deal: The Bellingham Poker 2020

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“How many players would do that?”

He is one of the world’s biggest market value winners in 2022 and is currently one of the most sought-after players on the market: where Borussia Dortmund’s midfielder Jude Bellingham (contract until 2025) will go is unclear – Liverpool FC is considered the hottest candidate (all rumors at a glance) . A situation that is not entirely new to Bellingham, at least. Dong Ren, former managing director of Bellingham’s training club Birmingham City, said in an interview with the Spanish newspaper “Sports world“ Now detailed insights into the change decision of the England international in summer 2020.

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17 Jude Bellingham – BVB | +35 Mio. €

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Market value: €110 million, +46.7% since the beginning of 2022

15 Bukayo Saka – Arsenal | +35 Mios. €

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Market value: €100 million, +53.8% since the beginning of 2022

15 Federico Valverde – Real Madrid | +35 million €

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Market value: €100 million, +53.8% since the beginning of 2022

14 Luis Diaz – Liverpool | +35 mine. €

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Market value: €75 million, +87.5% since the beginning of 2022

13 Marc Cucurella – Chelsea | +35 mine. €

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Market value: €55 million, +175.0% since the beginning of 2022

12 Mykhaylo Mudryk – Shakhtar | +36 Mio. €

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Market value: €40 million, +900.0% since the beginning of 2022

11 Darwin Nunez – Liverpool | +38 million €

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Market value: €70 million, +118.8% since the beginning of 2022

10 Cody Gakpo – PSV Eindhoven | +38 million €

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Market value: €60 million, +172.7% since the beginning of 2022

9 Rodrygo – Real Madrid | +40 mine. €

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Market value: €80 million, +100.0% since the beginning of 2022

8 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – SSC Napoli | +44 Mio. €

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Market value: €60 million, +275.0% since the beginning of 2022

7 Jamal Musiala – FC Bayern | +45 Mio. €

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Market value: €100 million, +81.8% since the beginning of 2022

5 Gavi – FC Barcelona | +50 million €

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Market value: €90 million, +125.0% since the beginning of 2022

5 Aurelien Tchouameni – Real Madrid | +50 Mio. €

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Market value: €90 million, +125.0% since the beginning of 2022

4 Rafael Leão – AC Milan | +50 Mio. €

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Market value: €85 million, +142.9% since the beginning of 2022

2 Antony – Man United | +50 Mio. €

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Market value: €75 million, +200.0% since the beginning of 2022

2 If Gvardiol – RB Leipzig | +50 Mio. €

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Market value: €75 million, +200.0% since the beginning of 2022

1 Enzo Fernández – Benfica | +50 Mio. €

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Market value: €55 million, +1,000.0% since the beginning of 2022

At the age of 17, Bellingham switched from the Blues to BVB for around 25 million euros. And for the Westphalians, according to Rens, the right foot let various top clubs fly despite much more lucrative offers. “Manchester United made us the biggest offer we’ve received compared to Bayern, Dortmund, Leicester or any other club,” said Ren. The then CEO of the “Red Devils”, Ed Woodward, was by far “the most persistent” in courting the hopeful talent.

Birmingham’s club management and Woodward sat down at the time and considered “how we can convince Bellingham”. United offered the player “a lot more salary compared to the others. It was maybe twice as much. He was guaranteed millions in the bank, but he didn’t take them. (…) Jude did not make decisions based on money. That’s not normal for a player at all.” When they couldn’t get any further on the financial track, Manchester tried other ways.

“He sat down with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The next day, Woodward took him to Sir Alex Ferguson and the day after that to Eric Cantona to try and convince him.” However, from United’s point of view, the talks with the coach and club legends did not have the desired effect on the youngster from Birmingham .

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Emiliano Martinez | Aston Villa | +3 mine. €

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Market value: €28 million

Piero Hincapié | Bayern 04 | +3 mine. €

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Market value: €25 million

Hakim Ziyech | Chelsea | +3 Mios. €

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Market value: €20 million

Noussair Mazraoui | FC Bayern | +3 Mio. €

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Market value: €28 million

Youssef En-Nesyri | FC Seville | +3 mine. €

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Market value: €15 million

Ritsu Doan | SC Freiburg | +3 Mio. €

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Market value: €15 million

Andries Noppert | SC Heerenveen | +3 Mio. €

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Market value: €5 million

Iliman Ndiaye | Sheffield United | +3.5 Mio. €

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Market value: €7 million

Nahuel Molina | Atletico Madrid | +4 mine. €

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Market value: €22 million

That it is not old Borussia Mönchengladbach | +4.5 Mio. €

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Market value: €12 million

Niclas filling jug | Werder Bremen | +€5m

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Market value: €10 million

Mohammed Kudus | AjaxAmsterdam | +5 Mio. €

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Market value: €20 million

Yunus Musah FC Valencia | +5 Mio. €

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Market value: €25 million

Rodrigo de Paul | Atletico Madrid | +5 Mio. €

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Market value: €40 million

Richardson | Tottenham | +5 million €

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Market value: €55 million

Theo Hernandez | AC Mailand | +5 Mio. €

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Market value: €60 million

Cristian Romero | Tottenham | +5 Mio. €

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Market value: €60 million

Ahraf Hakimi | PSG | +5 million €

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Market value: €70 million

Dominik Livakovic | Dinamo Zagreb | +5.5 Mio. €

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Market value: €14 million

Gonçalo Ramos | Benfica | +6 Mio. €

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Market value: €30 million

Randal Kolo Muani | Eintracht Frankfurt | +€7m

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Market value: €37 million

Adrien Rabiot | Juventus Turin | +7 Mio. €

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Market value: €25 million

Alexis Mac Allister | Brighton | +10 Mio. €

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Market value: €42 million

Dayot Upamecano | FC Bayern | +10 Mios. €

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Market value: €60 million

Aurelien Tchouameni | Real Madrid | +10 Mio. €

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Market value: €90 million

Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | +10 Mio. €

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Market value: €100 million

Jude Bellingham | BVB | +10 Mio. €

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Market value: €110 million

Azzedine Ounahi | Angers SC | +11.5 million €

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Market value: €15 million

Sofian Amrabat | AC Fiorentina | +€15m

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Market value: €25 million

Cody Gakpo | PSV Eindhoven | +15 million €

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Market value: €60 million

If Guardiol | RB Leipzig | +15 Mio. €

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Market value: €75 million

Julian Alvarez | Manchester City | +18 Mio. €

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Market value: €50 million

Enzo Fernandez | Benfica | +20 Mio. €

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Market value: €55 million

Kylian Mbappe | PSG | +20 Mio. €

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Market value: €180 million

Despite a bonus offer from FC Bayern: Bellingham opted for BVB

Chelsea also had a hard time with Bellingham in 2020, Ren continued: “He went to Stamford Bridge to meet Marina Granovskaia in person. The meeting was organized by Frank Lampard. The coach at the time presented his plan to him – but he couldn’t convince Bellingham either.” During the lockdown months, the player had intensive talks with BVB and decided to move to Westphalia shortly before the end of the season. “They told us that they wanted to integrate him as a player into the BVB family,” said Ren.


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A failed last-minute attempt from Munich to hijack the agreement with Borussia also made it clear that Bellingham “never put money first”, but should base his future decisions exclusively “on the project”. “On the last day when he wanted to sign for Dortmund, I got a call from his father asking me to wait before signing the contract. Bayern tried to increase the offer at the last minute. They offered a lot of money, a bonus for the player,” Ren said. “He preferred Dortmund to Bayern, although he wasn’t sure of winning titles and more money there. He put all of that behind his development and nothing was guaranteed, it might not have ended well. How many players would do that? (…) That’s why I give him so much credit.”

At BVB, Bellingham has increased its market value tenfold with strong performances in the past two and a half years. “His development has been incredible. Since he came to Dortmund he has taken his game to another level. He’s a completely different player. And we haven’t seen his full potential yet,” Ren said of his ex-protégé’s future.

In the event of a resale, Birmingham City will receive a 5 percent share of the transfer fee. A sum of around 150 million euros was recently circulated in the international media, from which BVB should be ready to talk. The rumored price tag would not only make the Englishman the most expensive transfer in Premier League and Bundesliga history, but also the third most expensive footballer ever.

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20 Thomas Partey | from Atlético Madrid to Arsenal | Transfer fee: €50 million

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19 Jorginho | from Napoli to Chelsea | Transfer fee: €57 million

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18 Fred | from Shakhtar to Man United | Transfer fee: €59 million

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14 Oscars | from Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG | Transfer fee: €60 million

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14 Naby Keïta | from RB Leipzig to Liverpool | Transfer fee: €60 million

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14 Tanguy Ndombele | from Lyon to Tottenham | Transfer fee: €60 million

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Saison 2019/20

14 Miralem Pjanic | from Juventus to Barça | Transfer fee: €60 million

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13 Rodri | from Atlético Madrid to Man City | Transfer fee: €62.7 million

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12 Bruno Fernandes | from Sporting to Man United | Transfer fee: €63 million

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11 Kaka | from AC Milan to Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €67 million

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10 Casemiro | from Real Madrid to Man United | Transfer fee: €70.7 million

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9 Thomas Lemar | from Monaco to Atlético Madrid | Transfer fee: €72 million

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8 James Rodríguez | from Monaco to Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €75 million

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6 Kevin De Bruyne | from Wolfsburg to Man City | Transfer fee: €76 million

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6 Arthur | from Barça to Juventus | Transfer fee: €76 million

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5 Zinedine Zidane | from Juventus to Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €77.5 million

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3 Kai Havertz | from Leverkusen to Chelsea | Transfer fee: €80 million

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3 Aurélien Tchouameni | from Monaco to Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €80 million

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Saison 2022/23

2 Frenkie de Jong | from Ajax to Barca | Transfer fee: €86 million

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Saison 2019/20

1 Paul Pogba | from Juventus to Man United | Transfer fee: €105 million

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