Dortmund agree £31m deal to sign Sunderland's Bellingham

Borussia Dortmund person agreed a woody pinch Sunderland to motion Jobe Bellingham for an first 32m euros (£26.96m) positive 5m euros (£4.2m) successful add-ons.

The 19-year-old midfielder had garnered liking from crossed Europe but it is Dortmund, erstwhile location of elder relative Jude, who are group to unafraid his signature.

Bellingham has played for Sunderland since 2023 and helped them secure Premier League promotion this past season, making 43 appearances for nan Black Cats and scoring 4 goals crossed each competitions.

The England younker world started his profession astatine Birmingham City, coming done nan academy earlier playing 2 years of elder shot for nan club.

Borussia Dortmund knowledgeable an inconsistent play successful 2024-25 but had a beardown decorativeness to nan run winning their last 5 matches to decorativeness 4th and unafraid Champions League shot for adjacent season.

If nan woody is completed by 10 June, Bellingham would beryllium capable to play successful nan upcoming Club World Cup.

That tourney takes spot successful nan United States from 14 June to 13 July.

Bellingham has been named successful nan European Under-21 Championship, to beryllium held successful Slovakia from 11-28 June, but England leader Lee Carsley has said he will merchandise players truthful they tin compete successful nan Club World Cup.

It is thought Bellingham is keen to travel successful his brother's footsteps.

Jude, 2 years Jobe's senior, besides came done Birmingham City's academy earlier moving to Dortmund successful 2020 and past Real Madrid successful 2023.

Bellingham is already mirroring his brother's profession pinch nan move to Dortmund and he was besides named nan Championship's Young Player of nan Year successful May, 5 years aft Jude won nan aforesaid award.

Another relationship betwixt brothers whitethorn person helped facilitate Bellingham's move to Dortmund.

The German club's UK scout is Daniel Dodds, relative of Wycombe Wanderers leader Mike, who worked pinch some brothers successful nan Birmingham academy.

Mike Dodds was besides portion of nan coaching unit astatine Sunderland erstwhile Jobe Bellingham made nan move from St Andrew's to nan Stadium of Light.

"I deliberation he tin spell to nan very top," Mike Dodds told nan Northern Echo successful 2023., external

"Both brothers person a very akin mindset successful position of their relentlessness successful their pursuit of wherever they want to get to."