Jobe Bellingham eyed by Serie A giants as Italian clubs plot Championship transfer frenzy
Italian clubs have turned attention to the Championship in a bid to find the next Jude Bellingham. The recent trend has emerged in light of the England international's remarkable impact at Real Madrid after three outstanding campaigns in Germany with Borussia Dortmund following his £25million transfer from Birmingham City in 2020. Lazio are leading the charge having seen two bids rejected for Sunderland winger Jack Clarke in January and they're expected to reignite interest this summer as the Black Cats have made little progress in contract negotiations with 23-year-old. Jobe Bellingham is also on their radar after impressing scouts while Lazio also failed with an offer for Plymouth's Morgan Whittaker and an enquiry for Norwich's Jonathan Rowe in the winter window.
Additionally, Atalanta tried to execute a deal for Birmingham's Welsh international Jordan James, who has since been eyed by Fiorentina after staying put in the Midlands. Meanwhile, Charlie Cresswell emerged as a shock deadline-day option for AC Milan despite struggling for minutes at Leeds, though the move did not materialise. Milan had also previously bid around £6m for Nottingham Forest defender Andrew Omobamidele last summer when he was at Norwich. Rivals and last season's Champions League finalists Inter had looked at Alex Scott before his big-money transfer to Bournemouth from Bristol City. An Italian scout, who does not wish to be named, has provided insight behind the craze, telling Mirror Football : "The Championship has a big record for generating talent and it's a fast-paced league with lots of matches. There is a feeling that it is underrated in England and has produced many top players that now play in the Premier League but the talent is not
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