REAL MADRID have reportedly agreed an £86million fee to sign Jude Bellingham.
The England midfielder is Carlo Ancelotti's top target this summer.
And the Athletic claims Borussia Dortmund have finally accepted a bid as one of the summer's biggest transfers prepares to go through.
Bellingham will reportedly undergo a medical in the coming days.
And it ends any hope of long-term suitors Manchester United making a late play.
The move is a huge coup for Madrid, with Bellingham already rated as a world-beater at just 19.
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He scored 24 goals in 132 games for Dortmund, winning the German Cup in 2021.
But Bellingham failed to land a title after his side blew their Bundesliga hopes on the final day of the season.
He is now set to be thrust straight into Real's starting XI, with Luka Modric's future still in doubt as his contract winds down.
Real are collecting some of football's best youngsters, including fellow midfielders Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchoumeni.
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And Bellingham could yet be followed to the Bernabeu by England pal Harry Kane.
The Tottenham striker is out of contract next summer and wants to quit his north London club.
Real are on the hunt for a new forward after Karim Benzema's shock departure to Saudi Arabia.
And Kane could be soon be linking up with Bellingham for club and country.
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