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As such, Liverpool are not the only side interested in his services, and the hugely impressive youngster will have a tough decision to make this summer - with Dortmund also increasingly optimistic of keeping hold of him.
'I think the club's in a transition at the moment, the club's up for sale - whatever that looks like - and more importantly the team isn't playing well and there's a transition of players in the team. There's some older players that need shifting and moving on and 世界杯直播 there's some young players.
Jude Bellingham will likely prove the prize in a mass bidding war this summer between many of Europe's top clubs
'I think he picks a project, I don't know which because obviously the pictures at the World Cup of him sitting with Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold told a lot,' Hargreaves said. 'I think (Jurgen) Klopp's told them "you man-mark him wherever you go" and that plays a big part.
Liverpool are currently also in a transition with an expected overhaul of the squad thought to target both the defence and midfield, and it was for this reason that Ferdinand suggested Bellingham may look elsewhere.
'I think he might like (the situation at Liverpool) because he can get them back to where they should be.'
'When I saw that I thought it looked like they're working on it.'
Both Los Blancos and their El Clasico rivals Barcelona are also keen on the midfielder, and have traditionally proven difficult for Premier League sides to overcome in a bidding war.
Ferdinand suggested Real Madrid were top of the list, while Hargreaves agreed Los Blancos are 'different' from other clubs
'The way things are going at Liverpool, I think he'll be looking at that and thinking "I want to be challenging right now," and I don't think they will be.
'A year ago, six months ago, I don't think Jude Bellingham even questions Liverpool's trajectory because they were in a different place, and they're in the toss-up of where he's going to go,' began the ex-England centre-back.
And while Liverpool had seemed among the front-runners for some time, Ferdinand and Hargreaves disagreed over whether they were still a viable option for the 19-year-old.
'I think he takes a project that he realises he can have the biggest impact on.
The Reds are currently in a period of transition with the squad set to be overhauled in the near future
'At the moment I don't think they'll even be on his radar and that'll be very disappointing for Liverpool fans to hear.
Owen Hargreaves was adamant that Bellingham would pick a 'project' for his next club
But former Manchester United midfielder Hargreaves was of the opposite opinion, suggesting that a 'project' is exactly what the youngster will want to be a part of when ultimately decides on his future.
But several of the Reds' key stars, namely Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson, have been quick to seize any opportunity to get close to the Dortmund midfielder.
'What he did at the World Cup, he put himself on a pedestal where Barcelona and Real Madrid were thinking "he should start for us",' the former Bayern Munich star added.
At 19, Bellingham is already among the leading midfielders in world football, and is in a prime situation for any club to build a team around h 世界杯体育直播 im moving forward with another 10-15 years at the top level ahead of him.
Rio Ferdinand believes that Liverpool will not even be on his 'radar' after their poor campaign
The Reds have become one of the world's leading teams under Jurgen Klopp in recent years, reaching three of the last five Champions League finals, but suffered a 5-2 humbling at home to Real Madrid and sit eighth in the Premier League.
The England star - who excelled at the World Cup for the Three Lions - has already made 119 appearances for Dortmund, scoring 20 and assisting a further 24, and has this season captained the side on four occasions.
But the ex-England international did agree with his team-mate for club and country that Real Madrid would present a sizeable roadblock in Liverpool's pursuit of the player.
The Liverpool pair were often pictured alongside him in Qatar at the World Cup with England - something that Hargreaves suggested would 'play a bit part' in luring him to Merseyside.
'When they come calling, we've seen it with Cristiano (Ronaldo), the Premier League is powerful but Barcelona and Real Madrid are slightly different.'
The Reds 世界杯篮球 were thumped 5-2 at home by Real Madrid in the Champions League last 16
'Does he come into that or does he go to a team that look like they'll be winning soon or right now? Real Madrid have to be top of the list at the moment.'
Rio Ferdinand slammed Liverpool's chances of landing Jude Bellingham after their torrid season so far, while his former team-mate Owen Hargreaves claimed the youngster will be enticed by 'a project'.
The BT pundits debated Bellingham's future on Wednesday evening, with most of Europe's top clubs currently vying for the youngster's signature after his meteoric rise at Borussia Dortmund. |
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