Jude Bellingham’s stellar performances for Real Madrid this season have not only enhanced his reputation but also contributed to Borussia Dortmund’s financial success.
After scoring the 3-2 victory for Real Madrid against Barca in round 32 of La Liga on April 22, Bellingham reached 21 goals for “Los Blancos” in all competitions. This causes Real to pay more money to Dortmund.
AS revealed that the amount of money the Black and Gold Club of the Ruhr region received from Real is about to reach 134 million euros, instead of the original figure of 103 million euros. In last summer’s transfer window, Real spent 103 million euros in transfer fees to Dortmund to own the English star.
However, the contract between the two sides shows that Real may have to pay an additional 31 million euros to Dortmund, depending on the English player’s performance at the Bernabeu.
Some of the achievements Bellingham must achieve to help Dortmund earn more money include a number of matches, minutes played, goals, titles, and personal achievements.
The former Dortmund star almost fully meets the above criteria this season. Even if Bellingham wins individual titles such as top scorer, makes the Champions League’s best team, or The Best (best award of the year from FIFA), Real still has to pay more money to Dortmund.
Of course, the additional amount Real pays to Dortmund cannot exceed 30% of the total value of the original transfer fee (103 million euros).
Thus, Dortmund can profit more than 100 million euros by selling Bellingham to Real. In July 2020, the Bundesliga club only had to spend 30 million euros to recruit the English midfielder from Birmingham.
Statistically, Bellingham almost became one of the two most expensive player sales in Dortmund’s history after Ousmane Dembele.
The French striker left the club in the summer of 2017 and joined Barcelona for a fee that could reach 135 million euros (including additional clauses).
Dortmund is said to profit up to 100 million euros in this deal. In the summer of 2016, the Ruhr team only spent 35 million euros to welcome Dembele from Rennes.
The remaining 3 players in the top 5 most expensive player sales in Dortmund include Jadon Sancho (sold for 85 million euros), Christian Pulisic (64 million euros) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (63.75 million euros).