Peterborough United boss Darragh MacAnthony has said that why he believes Jude Bellingham would still be a great buy if his price tag were to jump to as much as £200 million.

The 19-year-old is one of the most sought-after teenagers in football at the moment, with the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool among a pool of top clubs interested in signing him.

The teenager has received praise from his England teammates, including Phil Foden and Jordan Henderson, as well as from pundits like Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher, with the Liverpool legend likening Bellingham’s breakthrough campaign to that of Paul Gascoigne during Italia ’90.

For a player purchased for just £20 million by Borussia Dortmund back in 2020, Bellingham sure looks like he’s destined for the top, as he’s grown tremendously over the last two years, and there’s a good chance his valuation by the German club could reach up to £200 million by the time the World Cup is over.

But MacAnthony believes that even if that were to be the case, it would still be a decent enough price to pay for a player as talented as the former Birmingham City star.

He tweeted: “This Jude kid might be the first £200 million quid CM transfer fee paid. Whoever lands him has a world class player potentially for next 15 years. Work that out per annum (good value)”

And in replying to a comment about Bellingham’s cost, he added: “Average wage bill for top club is over £300 mill so paying 8% of it per annum for what will be one of top 5 players in world soon enough running your midfield means bargain not to mention half of it will be offset by commercial income on said player. Generational talent!”