Jude Bellingham will think he has ‘outgrown Borussia Dortmund already’, says ex-Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand believes Jude Bellingham will be thinking he has “already outgrown Borussia Dortmund”. Bellingham is one of football’s most talented young players and has been linked to a move to Liverpool next summer. Ad He was runner-up to Barcelona’s Pedri in the 2021 Kopa Trophy — presented to the best player under the age of 21 — and was named in the Bundesliga Team of the Season in May.

Champions League‘Short memories' – Owen says Son should not be dropped by TottenhamA DAY AGO “He will probably be sitting there at the moment thinking, without being too arrogant, ‘I have probably outgrown Borussia Dortmund already’,” former Manchester United and England defender Ferdinand told BT Sport ahead of Dortmund’s match against Manchester City. “With all due respect, he will think, ‘I could be a year behind when I should have left’. I think he has got that self-belief to take him to those [bigger] heights." He added: “When you look at young players, it is easy to pick up moments and easy to pick up a shot or a bit of skill.

“It is showing them to do those consistent fundamentals in the game over and over again. Once you repeat that, it is like the great tennis players. ‘Does he want to bring the Harlem Globetrotters?’ – Klopp laughs off Boehly’s all-star idea Premier League clubs to honour Her Majesty The Queen as matches resume “It is not all about that backhand down the line that just wins the point in the end for someone like [Roger] Federer.

“The consistency which he gets it back and make the opponent have to keep hustling and being in the point all the time. “He does the basics always really well. Then he will have that bit of sauce on top of it as well.” Bellingham quickly became a Dortmund first-team regular when he