Man Utd facing mega five-way Jude Bellingham transfer fight alongside Chelsea as Europe’s elite target Dortmund star

BORUSSIA DORTMUND superstar Jude Bellingham is subject to a five-way bidding war between Europe's elite clubs, reports suggest.

Bellingham has been enjoying a stunning season at Dortmund with eight goals and two assists in 18 appearances across all competitions under his belt already.

According to Sport, that has earned the star midfielder interest from Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool.

The England international's contract runs out in June 2025 and the Bundesliga giants are trying to tie him down to a new deal.

However, the bidding war for the 19-year-old's signature continues to heat up.

United have been keeping tabs on the ex-Birmingham star for a long time now and even invited him to their training ground for talks before he moved to Germany.

The Red Devils are still looking to reinforce their central midfield, particularly in the long term, despite the impact of summer signings Casemiro and Christian Eriksen.

Chelsea, on the other hand, have seen star midfielder N'Golo Kante suffering several injury setbacks.

Kante and star team-mate Jorginho also have deals that expire at the end of the season.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been desperate to add some reinforcement in the middle of the park, which is where his team has been struggling the most.

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Real are also in the market after losing Casemiro to United, while Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are nearing the twilight of their careers.

City appear keen to add some more options in the No8 position with Ilkay Gundogan's contract expiring in June.