Borussia Dortmund chief provides update on Jude Bellingham amid Manchester United and Man City links

Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Sebastian Kehl has insisted that Jude Bellingham remains happy at the Bundesliga club amid interest from Manchester United and Manchester City.

MEN Sport reported in December that Erik ten Hag would be interested in making a bid for Bellingham in the future. United have previously tried to secure the signature of the talented England international but on that occasion, the teenager chose to move to Dortmund.

City have also been linked with a move for Bellingham as they look to strengthen their midfield in the summer. The midfielder's friendship with Erling Haaland has been named as a possible contributing factor to the Blues' interest.

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Ahead of their Champions League tie with Chelsea, Dortmund's manager Edin Terzic claimed that talk about his player's future would wait until the summer. Speaking to BT Sport, Kehl agreed with Terzic and insisted that Bellingham's focus is on Dortmund's season.

He said: "This is the big thing at the moment, of course. He still has a contract and he is very focused on football.

"He’s very focused on Borussia Dortmund and this team - we’re happy to have him." Following Kehl's comments, former United midfielder Owen Hargreaves explained why so many clubs in the Premier League are looking at Bellingham.

"Everybody loves Jude," Hargreaves declared. "Honestly, he’s just such a diamond who walks into any team in the world - that includes even Barcelona and Real Madrid - so this is a huge stage, huge occasion for him.

"He gets better the bigger the game is, we saw that at the World Cup, so I’m looking forward to seeing him and looking forward to where he plays next year because we know Dortmund, they sell the