Manchester United have suffered a significant blow in their efforts to sign Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham, with the player now set to join Borussia Dortmund.United are believed to be eyeing

Borussia Dortmund have reached an agreement with Sunderland to sign Jobe Bellingham, talkSPORT understands. The German giants will fork out an initial £27.8million fee plus £4.2m in potential

Nevertheless, Sunderland find themselves in a comparatively strong position. Many of their most integral cogs are tied to sturdy contracts, and assuming that Bellingham does eventually swap pink slices for Apfelkuchen, his transfer fee - combined with that of the already-departed Tommy Watson - will go some way towards bolstering the coffers.