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title: "Pundit lauds reported Liverpool target Jude Bellingham"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/pundit-lauds-reported-liverpool-target-jude-bellingham/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2022-03-30T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-03-30T06:00:00Z"
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# Pundit lauds reported Liverpool target Jude Bellingham

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2022/03/29/pundit-hails-world-class-liverpool-star-virgil-van-dijk/) have been heavily linked with a move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder [Jude Bellingham](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2022/03/29/virals-jurgen-klopp-has-targeted-move-for-jude-bellingham/) in recent months and the admiration for the teenager is escalating.

The 18-year-old sensation has quickly become a [star](https://www.sofascore.com/player/jude-bellingham/991011) for both club and country following a string of outstanding displays.

Having played [90 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/3773016) for the Three Lions against the Ivory Coast, former England striker Gary Lineker took to Twitter to hail the youngster.

> What a player [@BellinghamJude](https://twitter.com/BellinghamJude?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) is going to be. Correction: what a player he already is. 👏🏻👏🏻
>
> — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) [March 29, 2022](https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1508894940855644161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Bellingham has earned an impressive [7.01 average Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/jude-bellingham/991011) from 25 Bundesliga outings this term.

So far this season the [12-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jude-bellingham/nationalmannschaft/spieler/581678/verein_id/3299) ace has [scored six times and provided 13 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jude-bellingham/leistungsdaten/spieler/581678) in 37 appearances across all competitions.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Sensational.

At such a tender age, Bellingham is already pulling up trees at the elite level and [nigh on ran the show](https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/mar/29/england-v-ivory-coast-international-football-friendly-live) as England swept aside their opponents at Wembley.

As Reds’ boss, Jurgen Klopp continues to rejuvenate the Anfield ranks, adding the [£67.50million valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jude-bellingham/marktwertverlauf/spieler/581678) starlet to the midfield department would be an extraordinary signing.

Capable of [performing at the very highest level](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jude-bellingham/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/581678) for over a decade yet, the Englishman can be viewed as a transformational signing and one the club should break the bank to get done.