Man City vs Liverpool FC could help Jude Bellingham make his transfer decision

Manchester City and Liverpool will duke it out once again on Saturday and it may be a precursor to an even bigger battle in the transfer window.

While there's a lot on the line for both teams in the fixture, it isn't quite the crucial blockbuster we've become used to in recent years. Liverpool have tailed off this season as they look to transition following the departures of key players. They're locked in the battle to finish in the top four and could well miss out on a Champions League place.

City, meanwhile, remain in the upper echelon as Pep Guardiola's side are locked in a battle with Arsenal to claim the title. They currently sit eight points behind the Gunners, with a game in hand, so anything less than three points in any game could prove disastrous.

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Even if the match isn't what it once was, it's bound to be a clash of blood and thunder. It's finely poised too, Liverpool handed the Blues their first defeat of the season in the Premier League but City knocked them out of the Carabao Cup in a thrilling 3-2 encounter. One notable onlooker could well be Jude Bellingham.

The teenage prodigy is bound to be the transfer saga of the summer. It's not even set in stone that he will leave Borussia Dortmund just yet but it's feeling increasingly like he has already outgrown Signal Iduna Park. He is still just 19 yet is already one of the best midfielders in the world who would be welcomed in any side.

All of Europe's big spenders are likely to lodge some interest this year and City will be chief among them. After sorting out their attacking line-up for the foreseeable future last summer, midfield is the position that now needs an injection of fresh