Emily Drakeley of Birmingham Fan TV recently made some comments on Love Sport Radio regarding Jude Bellingham’s future, which has attracted the attention of some Blues supporters on social media.
The sport-focused radio station shared Drakeley’s recent comments regarding the Birmingham City youngster’s future on social media via a tweet, which shares an audio clip of the Blues fan stating that Borussia Dortmund “would be the best place” for Birmingham’s 16-year-old “star-man” to go, should he leave St. Andrew’s.
German publication Sport Bild recently reported that Borussia Dortmund are set to bring the Birmingham player to Germany for what would be a reported club-record transfer fee of more than £30 million.
Some Blues supporters have been responding in agreement with Drakeley’s recent comments on Twitter. Read the reactions of some Blues supporters to the radio-broadcasted comments regarding Bellingham’s future in the tweets below.
https://twitter.com/emdrakeley/status/1235631162657300487
I agree. Keep him well away from the Premier League until he is a fully developed player. And an adult. He will be much less in the media glare in Germany but allowed to play in the first team (as Sancho has done) which is exactly where he needs to be.
— Rich Swainson (@Swaino) March 5, 2020
Yea cant argue with wat u say on ther. Think most young english talentare more open to moves like this now after the success of sancho.
— ANDY (@ANDYBCFC84) March 5, 2020
For him then possibly cause he would get playing time. For us no cause we definitely wouldn’t get the option of loaning him back for a season. I think there will be more clubs in for him come the summer.
— Mark Bartram (@Bartinho19) March 6, 2020
Agree with your thoughts but in reality the key factor that will dictate where he eventually goes is who offers the most money! ?
JB & his family might be happy to stay with us but if there is a bidding war then the development factor will sadly be irrelevant.— Blues 4 All (@blues_4_all) March 5, 2020
I said that too Emily??
— FinHunt5 (@HuntBcfc5) March 5, 2020
Would be a great experience for him & hopefully he becomes as successful as sancho but with Dortmund’s midfield would he get into there team?
— James Jobbins (@Jobbo89) March 6, 2020
What do we think?
As seen in some of the tweets above, some Blues supporters have been drawing a comparison between Bellingham and England international Jadon Sancho, in the wake of the German club’s reported interest in signing the 16-year-old Blues midfielder.
Sancho, who made the jump from Manchester City to Borussia Dortmund as a 17-year-old back in the summer of 2017, has become a key figure for the Bundesliga side during his tenure with the club. Sancho has made an impressive total of 28 goal contributions in 22 Bundesliga appearances for BVB this season.
It may be understandable for Bellingham to see a pathway to success with Borussia Dortmund, following Sancho’s impressive development in just under two full seasons with the German club. The Blues midfielder may attempt to follow in Sancho’s footsteps if the reports of Dortmund’s interest in the youngster are true.