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Real Madrid 'make first contact with Jude Bellingham and meet with the England star and his family in Dortmund' as they ramp up efforts to challenge Liverpool for superstar summer signing

Real Madrid have made their first contact with Jude Bellingham in a bid to persuade the England star to join the LaLiga giants from Borussia Dortmund for €140m (£123.7m), according to a new report in Spain.

Bellingham's future has been much discussed, with rumours of a potential move to Liverpool in the Premier League, and refusing to enter into talks with Dortmund about extending his stay in the Bundesliga with a higher salary attached to the deal.

However, AS report that Real Madrid have listed the 19-year-old midfielder at the top of their wishlist for the summer, and now a representative from the European giants has made the first approach to Bellingham, travelling to Germany to meet him and his family.