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Paul Merson says Jude Bellingham may still go to Liverpool even if they don’t get Champions League

Paul Merson claims Jude Bellingham (pictured) may still move to Liverpool this summer

‘My feeling is he likes the challenge’: Paul Merson shoots down Rio Ferdinand’s claims that Jude Bellingham WON’T move to Liverpool if they fail to qualify for the Champions League, claiming ‘it’s not about money, it’s about performing’

  • Paul Merson says he thinks Jude Bellingham will still go to Liverpool this summer 
  • He may not chose to move if the Reds don’t qualify for the Champions League   
  • Merson believes that the Dortmund star will take a year out of the competition

Paul Merson has shot down claims that Jude Bellingham will not move to Liverpool if they do not qualify for the Champions League. 

The Borussia Dortmund star’s contract is set to expire in 2025, but several clubs, including Liverpool and Real Madrid, have been heavily linked to sign him this summer.

Earlier in the week, Rio Ferdinand suggested that the 19-year-old may snub the Reds after they disappointingly crashed out of the Champions League to the Spanish giants on Wednesday night. 

Liverpool currently sit sixth in the Premier League, six points off a Champions League berth, with questions are starting to rise over whether they can qualify for the European competition, with last weekend’s loss to Bournemouth pushing them further back in the standings. 

Ferdinand told BT Sport: ‘If Real Madrid are in for me and Liverpool, there’s only one place I can go – and they [Liverpool] don’t finish in the Champions League as well maybe.’

Paul Merson claims Jude Bellingham (pictured) may still move to Liverpool this summer

Rio Ferdinand (pictured) had suggested that Bellingham may not want to go to Anfield if they do not qualify for the Champions League this season

Rio Ferdinand (pictured) had suggested that Bellingham may not want to go to Anfield if they do not qualify for the Champions League this season

But Merson has disagreed saying Bellingham may 'like the challenge' of moving to Liverpool

But Merson has disagreed saying Bellingham may ‘like the challenge’ of moving to Liverpool

‘As a player – nothing to do with my allegiances to United or Liverpool – you look at it cold and you go: “I see more trophies here [at Madrid]”.’ 

Reports suggest the 19-year-old could be available for around £127m, with Sportsmail reporting that Madrid had made contact with the England midfielder last week. 

But taking heed of the former Manchester United defender’s claims, Merson disagreed, claiming that Bellingham was ‘not an egotistical player’ and was ‘up for…

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