Manchester United 'make £25m offer for Birmingham starlet Jude Bellingham'
Daily MailManchester United have reportedly moved a step closer to snapping up Birmingham starlet Jude Bellingham after offering £25million for the 16-year-old. Manchester United have offered £25million for Birmingham youngster Jude Bellingham United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is desperate to broaden his options in midfield after losing both Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay to injury, and has placed emphasis on focusing on youthful homegrown talent. Bellingham became the club's youngest ever scorer after netting against Stoke in August Assistant Mike Phelan is even believed to have personally scouted Bellingham earlier this season. The prodigy made his debut for his boyhood club aged just 16 years and 38 days old, and became Birmingham's youngest ever scorer when he netted a deflected strike against Stoke a few weeks later.