Bundesliga insider reveals what he’s heard from inside Liverpool as transfer plan for £49,000-a-week ace develops

Jurgen Klopp has now made clear his plan for Jude Bellingham this summer, telling Liverpool’s recruitment team to prioritise the England international above all else.

This comes in the wake of the Reds’ extremely tame exit from the Champions League as a late Karim Benzema goal at the Bernabeu consigned the visitors to a 6-2 defeat on aggregate in the Round of 16.

“No talks yet between Dortmund and Jude Bellingham, so I’m not sure if it’s the right time now ahead of the international break,”

“I heard that because of Liverpool’s experience in the Champions League this term, Jurgen Klopp made his thoughts very clear: Bellingham is now the top, top target. He said that every other transfer should be pushed down the pecking order; names like Randal Kolo Muani aren’t as important at the moment – there’s just one name and this is Bellingham.

“Klopp needs him in the midfield, though they can see the difficulty in completing such a deal because Real Madrid are moving as well.

“But there is some good news for Liverpool, as Madrid are also interested in Joško Gvardiol and it’s not realistic for them to pay for both as Gvardiol would be an over €100m deal, as would Bellingham.”

The Merseysiders must now pour all their eggs into one basket and vie for what appears to be an increasingly elusive top four spot.