JUDE FEE DORT TO HELP CITY

JUDE BELLINGHAM will join Borussia Dortmund this summer – in a deal that could net Birmingham City more than £25million.

Brum’s teenage whizz-kid turns 17 tomorrow and has given the nod to the German giants over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men.

And the decision to trace the path blazed by former Manchester City youngster Jadon Sancho was a key factor in swapping the West Midlands for the Yellow and Blacks.

The player’s dad, Mark, has played a key part in his footballing upbringing and, according to sources at the Second City club, has always kept a keen eye on Sancho’s progress in the Bundesliga. The

JOSE

MOURINHO is looking at Real Madrid winger Lucas Vazquez. The Spaniard has limited chances at the Bernabeu, and Real could let him go this summer when he will have just one year left on his contract. His deal values him at £22.5million, but £16m plus add-ons would be enough for the Tottenham boss

to land him.

development of the England international – Sancho found game time almost impossible to come by at City – has proved that the teenager will be able to continue playing at first-team level.

Joining Manchester United, with Solskjaer expected to push Liverpool far closer in the Premier League next season, would almost certainly have left the talented teenager on the outside, looking in.

For their part, Birmingham have pulled off a coup, thanks to the Bellingham family refusing to jump ship during his junior years.

The initial fee is likely to be around £15m, with a variety of performance-related add-ons taking the eventual transfer over the £25m-mark.

It is understood the Blues also have a sizeable sell-on fee included, which would further swell the coffers at St Andrew’s.