Borussia Dortmund's parent company announced that Bellingham is about to join Real Madrid, and the two sides are signed until 2029. The deal has a fixed transfer fee of €103 million, in addition to a €30.9 million floating bonus, which will depend on the player's individual performance at Real Madrid over the next six years, as well as the team's results. At this point, Bellingham is already the fifth highest transfer fee player in football history, behind Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Dembe and Coutinho. In the transfer fee for under-20 players, it is second only to Mbappe that year.
As soon as the summer window opened, Real Madrid took Bellingham with lightning speed, adding another addition to their midfield combination. From Camavinga in the summer of 2021, to Chuameni last summer, and now Bellingham, plus Real Madrid's original midfielders Valverde, Ceballos and the second elder. Real Madrid's seven midfielders are deep enough to be the envy of other European giants.
Bellingham, Camavinga, Chuameni and Valverde, the four new generation midfielders, are among the best in today's football generation. Real Madrid's planning in recent years is equivalent to pocketing all the midfield stars on the market. After two or three windows, a successor has been found for the third midfielder of the ceremony, and the transition has been completed. Fortunately, Kroos and Modric still have spare power and can still help bring the young people before leaving, completing the old and the new. In the next decade, this combination of Real Madrid's midfield will be the guarantee of the team.
Bellingham's arrival at the Bernabeu has given a breath of relief to Real Madrid fans who have been saddened by parting lately. But for Liverpool fans who have been following Behring, the news is cruel. In fact, Bellingham was closer to Liverpool before. It wasn't until early April, when the Reds pulled out of talks and Real Madrid lost contenders, that the deal went so smoothly.
It is reported that Bellingham's annual salary after tax joining Real Madrid reached 12 million euros. That number is explosive for the Liverpool dressing room. Taking Bellingham requires not only a high transfer fee, but also a heavy salary. For Liverpool at this stage, it is really not very cost-effective. They can use this money to introduce three instant combat forces to make up for the team's shortcomings. This will be more effective than the arrival of a Bellingham. Therefore, the timely withdrawal of the Red Army from this competition was actually the right choice.