Jobe Bellingham holds talks with Champions League club days after Sunderland promotion

Sunderland star Jobe Bellingham has travelled to Germany for a visit to Eintracht Frankfurt, talkSPORT understands. Bellingham is set for talks with the Bundesliga club, who recently qualified for next season’s Champions League by finishing third. Bellingham is assessing all his options ahead of the summer windowGetty Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are also interested in his signature. The 19-year-old’s trip is thought to be more of a fact-finding mission as opposed to any advanced discussions regarding a move. A transfer is also not a given as Sunderland secured a return to the Premier League after beating Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship play-off final, a match often dubbed as ‘the richest game in football’. Victory over the Blades on Saturday is expected to net Sunderland a minimum of £220million in extra income, meaning the Black Cats won’t be forced to sell Bellingham to raise funds. Dortmund are understood to be at the front of the queue for Bellingham. talkSPORT revealed earlier in May the 19-year-old had been recommended by Dortmund’s UK scout Daniel Dodds, the brother of Wycombe Wanderers head coach Mike. Dodds coached Bellingham at Birmingham City and Sunderland, and has a good relationship with the family. Should Bellingham move to Dortmund, he would follow in the footsteps of his brother Jude. The elder of the Bellingham boys moved to the German giants from Birmingham City for an initial £25million as a 17-year-old. European powerhouse Real Madrid then came calling for Jude in June 2023 in a deal that could rise to £115million and has cemented himself as a key member of Los Blancos’ first team. Bellingham could experience the success his brother Jude had at DortmundGetty As for Jobe, he played a starring role in helping the Black Cats return to the Premier League after eight years in the English Football League (EFL). The teenager registered four goals and three assists from 43 appearances in the Championship this term. Speaking after the play-off final triumph, he cut a defiant figure and took a swipe at pundits who wrote off Sunderland over a perceived lack of experience. “I know people doubted us, and that’s understandable,” Bellingham said. “We lost a few games. People talk about momentum. “But I think we did enough and we showed enough throughout the season for people to at least give us some credit going into the playoffs. The teenager hit back at Sunderland’s critics after the play-off final winGetty “And I know there’s the typical art with ‘inexperience’ by all the ex-pros who speak on Sky. “But we’ve just proved that that don’t matter. Do you know what I mean? “You need experience, of course. But with youth, like at Sunderland, you play loads of games. You get that experience. You get experience by failing. And we failed together so many times.” Following the thrilling come-from-behind win, the 19-year-old was greeted with a FaceTime call from his brother, who struggled to hide his delight. “SO F****** PROUD,” Jude said in a caption whilst Jobe smiled and bit onto his winners’ medal in visible glee.

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Jobe Bellingham holds talks with Champions League club days after Sunderland promotion

Sunderland star Jobe Bellingham has travelled to Germany for a visit to Eintracht Frankfurt, talkSPORT understands.

Bellingham is set for talks with the Bundesliga club, who recently qualified for next season’s Champions League by finishing third.

Bellingham is assessing all his options ahead of the summer window

Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are also interested in his signature.

The 19-year-old’s trip is thought to be more of a fact-finding mission as opposed to any advanced discussions regarding a move.

A transfer is also not a given as Sunderland secured a return to the Premier League after beating Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship play-off final, a match often dubbed as ‘the richest game in football’.

Victory over the Blades on Saturday is expected to net Sunderland a minimum of £220million in extra income, meaning the Black Cats won’t be forced to sell Bellingham to raise funds.

Dortmund are understood to be at the front of the queue for Bellingham.

talkSPORT revealed earlier in May the 19-year-old had been recommended by Dortmund’s UK scout Daniel Dodds, the brother of Wycombe Wanderers head coach Mike.

Dodds coached Bellingham at Birmingham City and Sunderland, and has a good relationship with the family.

Should Bellingham move to Dortmund, he would follow in the footsteps of his brother Jude.

The elder of the Bellingham boys moved to the German giants from Birmingham City for an initial £25million as a 17-year-old.

European powerhouse Real Madrid then came calling for Jude in June 2023 in a deal that could rise to £115million and has cemented himself as a key member of Los Blancos’ first team.

Bellingham could experience the success his brother Jude had at Dortmund

As for Jobe, he played a starring role in helping the Black Cats return to the Premier League after eight years in the English Football League (EFL).

The teenager registered four goals and three assists from 43 appearances in the Championship this term.

Speaking after the play-off final triumph, he cut a defiant figure and took a swipe at pundits who wrote off Sunderland over a perceived lack of experience.

“I know people doubted us, and that’s understandable,” Bellingham said.

“We lost a few games. People talk about momentum.

“But I think we did enough and we showed enough throughout the season for people to at least give us some credit going into the playoffs.

The teenager hit back at Sunderland’s critics after the play-off final win

“And I know there’s the typical art with ‘inexperience’ by all the ex-pros who speak on Sky.

“But we’ve just proved that that don’t matter. Do you know what I mean?

“You need experience, of course. But with youth, like at Sunderland, you play loads of games. You get that experience. You get experience by failing. And we failed together so many times.”

Following the thrilling come-from-behind win, the 19-year-old was greeted with a FaceTime call from his brother, who struggled to hide his delight.

“SO F****** PROUD,” Jude said in a caption whilst Jobe smiled and bit onto his winners’ medal in visible glee.