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Bellingham, 21, was strongly linked to the Pep Guardiola team before his transfer to Real Madrid in 2023 and the title champions of the Premier League are impatient to bring him to Etihad Stadium. The English international has become one of the best players in the world since he joined Los Blancos from Borussia Dortmund and Man City surveyed him as a key transfer target for this summer, according to Defensa Central. De Bruyne is expected to become free when his current contract with Man City will expire at the end of June and he was strongly expected to obtain a lucrative transfer to Saudi Arabia.
The Belgian star has only started 11 Premier League matches so far this season, largely due to physical form problems, and he has not yet concluded new agreement with Man City, which has fueled The rumors of a summer departure. With the potential departure of De Bruyne, Guardiola would aim to recruit Bellingham to replace him. However, the English midfielder has another four and a half years of contract with Real and he should refuse the Manchester City transfer offer to stay at Santiago Bernabeu.
Bellingham away from Real Madrid?
Bellingham has also been associated with a transfer to Liverpool in recent years, although the interest of the Reds has been dissipated since its very publicized transfer to Real and that they should not rekindle their interest given its probable price.
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