Manchester United may find themselves in an unlikely position to compete for Jude Bellingham in the summer if they keep progressing, according to Peter Schmeichel.
The transfer saga of 2023 is shaping up to be the future of yet another Borussia Dortmund star as it looks likely Bellingham will be on the move. The midfield prodigy has been sensational for club and country over the last year and is attracting interest from Europe's biggest clubs.
United are well aware of his talents after trying to snag him in 2020 before he chose Germany instead. But, given the club's struggles since then, it initially looked as though they wouldn't be able to compete for his signature.
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The likes of Liverpool and Manchester City are being heavily linked with the 19-year-old and given both of their recent successes they appeared to be more attractive propositions. However, a lot can change in football in a short amount of time and Schmeichel believes that come the summer United could be in a much better position to have a serious chance of landing Bellingham.
"One of the things Jamie [Carragher] has said about Liverpool signing Jude Bellingham," he said on CBS. "He would be perfect for us, but we're not attractive enough [right now] because we're not in that position.
"But you can imagine a situation where Liverpool aren't in the Champions League and Manchester United are then all of a sudden we might be more attractive. And of course with the situation of Man City as well, we might be that club, so it's very important for us now to keep on track steadily.
"The atmosphere is there, all of the good stuff is there, the mentality. Now, what can that bring to the team? We get to play in Barcelona next Thursday. Of course, there are Premier League games in between, but there is another test.
"Can we bring it into those games as well? Because, of course, we want to do well in Europe. We want to do well in Europe because we want to show the footballing world that Manchester United, we're on our way back. It's taken a long time. We're on our way back. We're not rushing, but we are on our way back and we are an attractive place for the greatest footballers of this world to come and play for us."
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