SUNDERLAND star Jobe Bellingham is being chased by two German giants.
Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen sent scouts to watch the midfielder, 19, in the Championship promotion-chasers’ win at Derby on Tuesday.
GettyJobe Bellingham could be set to follow brother Jude’s footsteps with a European move[/caption]
GettyJobe has put in some amazing performances for Sunderland[/caption]
Dortmund helped catapult big brother Jude, 21, to superstar status with Real Madrid and England.
The Bundesliga club want to make it a family double with top spy Bastian Schulz at Pride Park to see Jobe in action.
But title-chasing Leverkusen are also serious rivals and may offer a different route to stardom with scout Lukas Schmitz at the Rams clash, too.
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen are flying high at home and abroad and would offer Jobe the chance to step out of global star Jude’s footsteps — which could appeal to the Black Cats dynamo.
Jobe moved to the Stadium of Light in 2023 for £3million and has already been linked with a string of Premier League sides and could move in this month’s window.
But the £20m-rated goalscoring midfielder would prefer to see out Sunderland’s bid for promotion to the top flight and then move in the summer.
Meanwhile, the new England boss Thomas Tuchel is prepared to look outside the Prem for new talent.
The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich chief has already sent trusted No 2 Anthony Barry to see Jobe and his fellow Championship star James Trafford ahead of possible selection.
Barry went to watch Burnley keeper Trafford, 22, when he saved two late penalties against Sunderland last week.
And he is in contention for a senior Three Lions call-up — despite being relegated from the Prem with Clarets last year.
GettyBrother Jude used to play for Borussia Dortmund before Real Madrid[/caption]
PAJobe could also join Jude in the England national team soon[/caption]
England Under-21 ace Jobe is also on the radar for the senior side despite having not played in the top flight.
Tuchel and Barry now plan to see as many rising stars as possible, even if that means going outside the main Premier League stage.
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