“Break the bank” – Man United treble winner urges INEOS to splash £150m on Real Madrid superstar | OneFootball

Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke argues why signing Jude Bellingham from Real Madrid would make perfect sense for his former employers.

The 53-year-old spent four years at Old Trafford, winning the famous treble at the first time of asking. At the time, the retired striker was sharing the locker room with some of the biggest stars in the world, including the likes of David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Roy Keane.

Sadly for the Red Devils, the club’s current squad pales in comparison to its predecessors, especially the ones that graced the pitch at Old Trafford during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign.

Therefore, Yorke insists the falling Premier League giants must splash the cash on a world-class player, as the club is crying out for a top signing, while sensationally identifying Bellingham as the perfect man for the role.

“Man United would need £150 million to have a chance of signing Jude Bellingham,” said the Man Utd legend (via Manchester Evening News).

“Look at Man United’s history, every two to three years, the club would bring in a high-profile signing. I can’t remember the last big signing Man United have made, maybe Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2016. Man United need to make rivals go ‘oof, what a signing’.

Dwight Yorke wants Man United to sign Jude Bellingham

“They need to break the bank for a big-time player, like Real Madrid do. Bellingham would be the perfect player to sign, but I’m sure he’ll want to stay a few more years at Real Madrid and turn things around for them this season. But, Bellingham will never be the main guy at the club now, Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe are higher than him in the pecking order. It reminds me of the trio of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Luis Figo.

“We all know Mbappe is the top guy at the club, then it’s Vinicius. I think Bellingham is ranked the third-most important player at Real Madrid. He’ll know that too, he’ll be sat in the dressing room with them and he knows where he is in that hierarchy at the club.”

Bellingham had a superb debut season at the Santiago Bernabeu after completing a transfer from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2023, but has been unable to replicate the same feats thus far this campaign.