Manchester United have previously been linked with a move for Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham, the brother of Real Madrid star Jude.
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Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham has been linked with a move to Manchester United
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Manchester United have been told that Jobe Bellingham has only attracted reported transfer interest from clubs, including the Reds, due to his brother's success.
Jobe's sibling, Jude, has become one of Europe's finest midfielders in recent years. The England and Los Blancos star has an impressive tally of 23 goals across all competitions in the 2023/2024 season and was instrumental in securing Real's La Liga, Champions League and Spanish Super Cup victories.
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The ex-Birmingham City ace was on United's radar back in 2020, prior to his move to Borussia Dortmund. It is reported that then Reds boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer enlisted the help of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson to try and convince Bellingham to sign for the club.
And recent reports have seen Ruben Amorim's team linked with a move for Jude's brother Jobe. The Sunderland star has impressed this season with his performances helping the Black Cats push for promotion to the Premier League.
However, former United and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown has shared his view that Jobe is still far from the finished article. He also suggests that Jude's success has contributed to attention on his brother.
“Well, they would know all there is to know about him – he would’ve had to improve a lot since the last time I saw him, to be at that level,” Brown told Football Insider.
“[It] depends whether he’s available, but I can’t see Sunderland falling over backwards to do everybody a favour, and letting them have him for next to nothing.
"What I know about him [from] when I last saw him, I don’t think he’s of that standard yet, but he’s obviously come on a bit.
“If his brother wasn’t his brother, I don’t think there would be that interest in him, trust me, but everybody seems to think ‘well there’s one in the family, there might be two’.”
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