Sunderland is in advanced conversations with Borussia Dortmund about the sale of Jobe Bellingham.
Bellingham has committed itself to becoming a member of Dortmund after receiving interest from Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig.
The 19-year-old has a release clause in his contract worth around £ 33.7 million (€ 40 million).
But Bellingham is supposed to have a men's agreement with Sunderland with which he could leave less if a large club would come in for him.
The newly promoted Premier League club could sell for around £ 25 million (€ 30 million).
Bellingham helped Sunderland promotion to protect back to the Premier League via the play-off final of the championship after eight years away from the top flight.
He would follow in the footsteps of his older brother Jude if he moved to the Bundesliga.
The Real Madrid -midfielder left Birmingham for Borussia Dortmund as a teenager before signing for the Spanish club.
The younger Bellingham also came through the Birmingham academy and spent two years in the first team after making his debut in 2021 at the age of 16 -.
Sunderland signed him from Blues in the summer of 2023 and Bellingham was a key figure in the promotion of Regis Le Bris this season.
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