have been instructed to ditch a transfer for in favour of signing team-mate . Former Three Lions striker Darren Bent believes Bellingham could be the a lot better signing for the Reds.
Jurgen Klopp is anticipated to finish a significant overhaul of his midfield in the summertime. Liverpool have been linked with a £120million transfer for Bellingham and a separate deal for Chelsea star Mount, who can have simply 12 months remaining on his Blues contract come June.
However ex-striker Bent is for certain that Liverpool will solely go for one of many England World Cup stars. The 39-year-old has urged the Anfield hierarchy to prioritise teenage sensation Bellingham over Mount.
“Mason Mount is a humorous one as a result of Liverpool are sniffing. Mount’s an excellent participant however you may’t get them each. If you will get Bellingham or Mason Mount, you’re going Bellingham, proper?” Bent stated on talkSPORT.
Liverpool are set to rival Actual Madrid for Bellingham in the summertime. He'll value a club-record charge north of £100m.
Some stories have instructed that the previous Birmingham prospect has already turned down gives from Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. He's stated to choose a transfer to Liverpool or Madrid.
Bent thinks Arsenal might enter the race, particularly in the event that they win the Premier League title. However he says that Liverpool are the group who want Bellingham probably the most.
The previous Aston Villa attacker continued: “He’s going to have the decide of the place he goes. I'd like to see him at Arsenal, if not Actual Madrid. However the group that wants him probably the most is Liverpool. Take a look at their midfield. Jordan [Henderson] is clearly the captain however he’s getting on with age.
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“Thiago’s by no means actually been blessed with pace, Naby Keita appears to be like like leaving as a result of his contract’s up, Milner can play in there, Curtis Jones. They’ve received all these gamers, however they’re the group that want him probably the most.
“That may very well be the one the place it might all fall to items at Liverpool. If he [Klopp] goes to the board and says, ‘Bellingham needs to come back to us however we'd like £120m.’
“If he says we'd like him and Liverpool say no and don’t again him there’s going to be an enormous drawback, as a result of Jurgen Klopp will go ‘what am I doing right here then? We’ve received the most effective skills in Europe if not the most effective wanting to come back to our soccer membership, we have to make that occur.'”