Will Bellingham move to Liverpool on record transfer fee?

Liverpool have a verbal ‘agreement’ with Borussia Dortmund sensation Jude Bellingham and he could even sign in January, sources have told Football Insider.

The German club have made it clear they will not sell the 19-year-old sensation this summer – we first revealed that on 21 April – amid strong interest from clubs led by Liverpool.

But Liverpool have been busy behind the scenes in recent months on having an agreement in place that could see Bellingham join as early as January of next year.

That player is not expected to be Bellingham, even though Liverpool have made the capture of the England star a medium-term priority and have been laying the groundwork for a deal for some time.

It would take a monumental offer, the kind of £100million-plus bid owners Fenway Sports Group would be extremely unlikely to authorise – to force a change of stance from Dortmund.

Bellingham has been identified by the Liverpool recruitment team as the dynamic central midfielder capture capable of spearheading the team to the next level.

Extensive talks have been held behind the scenes with the player’s camp and Liverpool are confident they have convinced him to join with a verbal ‘agreement’ already in place.

As revealed by Football Insider (30 March), Dortmund are attempting to convince Bellingham to stay by increasing his salary and also signing his younger brother, the Birmingham winger Jobe Bellingham.