Article by Dragoș Petrescu – published on Sunday, June 08, 2025, 7:50 / Updated Sunday, June 8, 2025 7:50 pm
Jobe Bellingham (19 years old) traces to the traces of Jude (21), his older brother. Borussia Dortmund beat the palm with those at Sunderlandand the young English midfielder will evolve on Signal Iduna Park next season, announces Fabrizio Romano.
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In recent weeks, “yellow-blacks” officials have wore intense negotiations with Sunderland, for an agreement on the transfer amount for Jobe Bellingham, after the German club had already been with the player.
Borussia will pay to Sunderland a record amount in exchange for Bellingham
It seems that the big day finally came to Borussia, who beat the English club. Thus, the main target of Dortmund from this Mercato period will play on Signal Iduna Park starting next season.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the amount of money that the Germans will pay to the “black cats” measures no less than 33 million euros, plus another 5 million bonuses.
So once this transfer will be formalized by the two clubs, Jobe Bellingham will become the most expensive player ever sold by Sunderland.
Also, if we do not consider bonuses, the English footballer will represent the second most expensive transfer in the history of Borussia Dortmund. In the first place are Ousmane Dembele, for which the “yellow-blacks” paid 35 million euros in 2016.
Moreover, the Italian journalist also stated that the people from Sunderland imposed a 15% clause from a future transfer of the footballer, whom the Germans accepted.
Thus, if Borussia sells Bellingham, 15% of the amount of money that the German club will receive as a result of that move will reach the “Stadium of Light” band.
Fabrizio Romano's official posting on his Instagram page
Jobe Bellingham promoted with Sunderland to Premier League
The young footballer comes after an excellent season in Sunderland's shirt, at the end of which the team prepared by Régis Le Bris returned to the first echelon of English football.
Jobe Bellingham ticked 43 appearances in all competitions for “black cats” in the recently completed season, during which time he managed to score four goals and offer three decisive passes.
Moreover, he was recently designated the best young championship player and is a constant component of the U21 national team of England.
