Liverpool, one of the competitors, not to mention the first enemy of Real Madrid in the inclusion of Judd Bellingham, found an easy target in Argentine Enzo Fernandez and close to his potential. The exit clause for the Benfica midfielder is €90m, something Liverpool considered affordable, which, together with the possibility of the Albiceleste midfielder’s departure, opens the door to an immediate process and a clear path for Madrid’s interests
Real Madrid is nothing more than a stone guest in these Liverpool moves, but what is active in it is to show Bellingham that he is the great white target for the next season. Unlike the English club, the Madrid team does not seem to have an extreme need and urgency to integrate a midfielder in the upcoming winter market, which prompts them to consider all these movements with some calm
Bellingham has shown at the World Cup that he is a player who can make a difference. His game convinced everyone, especially those inside Real Madrid who saw his signature as a mere illusion, as something outside the market, close to breaking the financial balance of the entity, due to its high cost
Now they believe that the effort can be worth it and that he is a player who can fit perfectly into the white team, providing the quality, game vision and access to the opposite area, which is so much needed in today’s football
From the sports department, they have always been clear that the 19-year-old Englishman can become a reference player in European football, hence the approaches to the footballer’s environment began a year ago. Liverpool is not the only English club interested in signing the midfielder, but it was he who was more insistent and who was willing to go to great lengths in the fight with Real Madrid to achieve his signature
