Dortmund agree £31m deal to sign Sunderland's Bellingham

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Jobe Bellingham smiles aft  winning promotion with SunderlandImage source, Getty Images

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Jobe Bellingham is yet to triumph his archetypal headdress for England's elder team

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Borussia Dortmund person agreed a woody with Sunderland to motion Jobe Bellingham for an archetypal 32m euros (£26.96m) positive 5m euros (£4.2m) successful add-ons.

The 19-year-old midfielder had garnered involvement from crossed Europe but it is Dortmund, erstwhile location of elder member Jude, who are acceptable to unafraid his signature.

Bellingham has played for Sunderland since 2023 and helped them secure Premier League promotion this past season, making 43 appearances for the Black Cats and scoring 4 goals crossed each competitions.

The England younker planetary started his vocation astatine Birmingham City, coming done the academy earlier playing 2 years of elder shot for the club.

Borussia Dortmund experienced an inconsistent play successful 2024-25 but had a beardown decorativeness to the run winning their last 5 matches to decorativeness 4th and unafraid Champions League shot for adjacent season.

If the woody is completed by 10 June, Bellingham would beryllium capable to play successful the upcoming Club World Cup.

That tourney takes spot successful the United States from 14 June to 13 July.

Bellingham has been named successful the European Under-21 Championship, to beryllium held successful Slovakia from 11-28 June, but England brag Lee Carsley has said helium volition merchandise players truthful they tin vie successful the Club World Cup.

Mirroring his brother

It is thought Bellingham is keen to travel successful his brother's footsteps.

Jude, 2 years Jobe's senior, besides came done Birmingham City's academy earlier moving to Dortmund successful 2020 and past Real Madrid successful 2023.

Bellingham is already mirroring his brother's vocation with the determination to Dortmund and helium was besides named the Championship's Young Player of the Year successful May, 5 years aft Jude won the aforesaid award.

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