Bellingham’s influence on Musiala as Liverpool get green light for transfer move

Liverpool are hopeful of capitalising on Jamal Musiala’s contract uncertainty at Bayern Munich – but the playmaker’s friendship with Jude Bellingham may complicate his transfer.

The Reds are considering a sensational move for Musiala, 20, with Jurgen Klopp a huge admirer of the former Chelsea youth star. The Germany international is not leaving Bayern Munich anytime soon, with a contract with the German champions running through to 2026.

Musiala has played a crucial role in Bayern's success in recent years, scoring 16 goals and providing 16 assists in all competitions last season. He famously came off the bench to score a last-gasp winner against Koln in May to hand Bayern the Bundesliga title.

Yet despite already consolidating his status as one of Europe’s best attacking players and with his prime years seemingly still lying ahead of him, all is not ideal for his situation at Bayern. As reported by Bild, contract renewal talks scheduled for April have yet to take place with Musiala less than happy with not being an undisputed starter at Bayern.

That has sparked interest from Liverpool, but there would likely be a long list of clubs competing for Musiala’s signature. Real Madrid would be monitoring his future, with the report outlining that the player’s long-term friendship with Bellingham – stretching back to their days together in the same England youth sides – could prove crucial.

“Jude and I got on really well immediately,” Musiala previously told FourFourTwo. “We had loads of laughs together on the England trips. We loved playing table tennis, and watching TV shows and movies together. We were just two lads, dreaming of becoming footballers.”

The Bayern star added: “Jude and I are close friends and always will be. But