Jude Bellingham said that he never truly considered joining Manchester City last summer once he heard that Real Madrid were interested in signing him.
The Times understands that City finally ended their pursuit of Bellingham last May, a month after Liverpool gave up on their pursuit of the 20-year-old England midfielder, who was at Borussia Dortmund at the time.
Bellingham has gone on to be a roaring success at his new club and City will have to keep him quiet at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening if they are to progress to the Champions League semi-finals. The quarter-final tie between City and Real is finely poised after the two teams played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Bernabéu last Tuesday.
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