JUDE BELLINGHAM’S brother Jobe was spotted at Sunderland’s play-off first-leg win over Luton ahead of a summer move.
The Birmingham City prodigy, 17, travelled to the Stadium of Light and could be playing in the Premier League next season after the Black Cats’ 2-1 win put them in pole position to reach Wembley.
Jobe, the younger brother of Borussia Dortmund and England superstar Jude, made 23 appearances in his breakthrough campaign at St Andrew’s.
But he now looks set to join his sibling in leaving their boyhood club aged 17 after just one full season.
Jobe has been linked with a move away and his relationship with Sunderland executive Kristjaan Speakman and coach Mike Dodds could seal the deal.
They both played integral roles in his development at Birmingham, potentially proving the clincher.
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The hot prospect is also a central midfielder like his brother and made his senior debut aged 16 years and 107 days.
Jobe was 69 days older than Jude was when he first burst onto the scene for the Midlands-based side.
Bellingham Jnr’s team-mate Troy Deeney is convinced he can be as good as Jude after hitting the gym this season.
He told Kammy & Ben’s Proper Football Podcast: “He’s put on 10 kilos this year, he’s going to be an absolute monster just like his brother is.
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“He is going to be unbelievably talented, you can’t deny that, but it is just going to take him a year or two longer than his brother. He’s in that shadow isn’t he? Wonderful kid, wonderful family.”
Birmingham pocketed £25million after selling Jude back in 2020 and it is unclear how much they would be getting for the next member of the Bellingham family.
Meanwhile, Jude could be in line for a huge summer transfer himself with Real Madrid reportedly leading the way.
The LaLiga giants have supposedly offered the player a £12million-a-year deal.
However, Dortmund and Real Madrid are yet to agree a fee and they want £124million.
Manchester United and Manchester City are also in the race to sign him.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
