Real Madrid agree deal to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund

Real Madrid have taken a huge step towards signing Jude Bellingham by reaching an agreement with Borussia Dortmund.

The midfielder is set to sign for Los Blancos for an additional fee of £88.5m plus add-ons, with the teenager set for his second move since he left Birmingham City in 2020.

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If those add-ons are achieved, the deal could reach £115m.

The 19-year-old's fee is also set to benefit the Blues, who will earn five per cent of everything over £20million, which equals a £3.3million windfall.

The Dortmund star is set to undergo a medical with the LaLiga club in the next few days and while the deal is not confirmed, it is now expected to be a formality.

Dortmund have released a confirming the news, stating he was close to signing for Los Blancos.

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The 19-year-old's father, Mark, met with Real Madrid officials at the start of May as they delivered their pitch to sign one of the most exciting talents in world football.

The result of that meeting led Real Madrid to be convinced they would complete a deal for him.

Bellingham is set to become the third most expensive for a teenager in football history.

His fee will put him just behind Joao Felix's £115million move to Atletico Madrid and Kylian Mbappe's £130million switch to Paris Saint-Germain.

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It will also make him the most expensive English teenager in football history, rising above Luke Shaw's £33.75million price tag for his move from Southampton to Man United in 2014.

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Bellingham just missed out on winning his first ever league title with Dortmund this season, falling at the final hurdle on the last day as Bayern Munich pipped them to win the Bundesliga.

The teenager has played a whopping 132 games for the German club who paid over £20million for him three years ago, with the star scoring 24 goals and recording 25 assists in that time.

Los Blancos have also set their sights on Bellingham's England teammate Harry Kane, with Carlo Ancelotti making it clear he wants the striker.