02-Aug-2020 07:00:06 | The Guardian
Bundesliga’s Robert Klein lays out how Germany made itself the go-to destination for Europe’s brightest young talents
“It’s the perfect club for me right now at this point of my development,” said Jude Bellingham when he was unveiled as Borussia Dortmund’s new £22.5m signing on 20 July. “There is nowhere better at developing talent and producing them for the next level.”
Barely a month after celebrating his 17th birthday, the son of a sergeant in the West Midlands police who himself racked up more than 700 goals in non-league football became the latest English teenager to head for Germany.
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