Liverpool dealt blow with Jude Bellingham reportedly set to choose Real Madrid

In the summer transfer window, Jurgen Klopp admitted late in the day that he'd got it wrong and that Liverpool were in need of another midfielder.

Following their tough start to the season, and in particular the loss to Manchester United, Klopp decided he needed to bolster that area of the pitch, and signed Arthur Melo from Juventus.

Despite that addition, Bellingham remains their number one target for next summer, although they aren't the only English side who want to bring him back to these shores.

However, they're all set to be disappointed, according to Spanish outlet Marca, with their report claiming that the Bernabeu is the player's preferred destination.

Borussia Dortmund's policy does tend to be only to sell one big name each year, and they'd already sold Erling Haaland, so a move was always unlikely.

As well as Tchouameni, Carlo Ancelotti's side look absolutely stacked in midfielder, with Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Dani Ceballos, Eduardo Camavinga and Lucas Vazquez all available to the manager.

Real building a midfield of Tchouameni, Camavinga and Bellingham could be their central trio for years to come, in the way Modric, Kroos and Casemiro has been in recent years, winning four Champions League titles together.