Manchester United missed out on the signing of Jude Bellingham from Birmingham City. The teenage star was pursued by the Red Devils, even being given a tour of their Carrington training ground and meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson.
But Bellingham opted to head to the Bundesliga and follow in Jadon Sancho’s footsteps by joining Borussia Dortmund to further his development.
ESPN have now claimed that United missed out on Bellingham after they refused to match his £56,000-a-week wage offer from Dortmund.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was reportedly ready to throw Bellingham straight into his first-team squad. He predicted that the youngster, who played 44 times for Birmingham City last season, would make at least 20 first-team appearances next term.
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