‘Pep really wants Jude’ – Man City fans react as Guardiola gave Bellingham a gift in recent meeting

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims Pep Guardiola gave Jude Bellingham a present after his side played Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League group stages earlier on in the season.

The Premier League champions are expected to be in the market for a new central midfielder next summer, especially given the uncertain futures of two of their current midfielders which could lead to one of them leaving the club.

Ilkay Gundogan only has a contract with the Citizens until the end of June, and there has been a host of speculation surrounding his future at the Etihad Stadium.

Bernardo, meanwhile, has expressed a desire to “move to a new project”, with the Portugal international believed to be keen to leave the English champions for family reasons.

If Man City do face an overhaul in midfield, Bellingham, who has been going from strength to strength since moving from Birmingham to the Bundesliga, and starred for England at the recent FIFA World Cup in Qatar, is the man they want to lead them into the future.

The 19-year-old looks like he will be one of the most expensive players on the planet after a summer move which looks almost certain to be happening as he will be asking Borussia Dortmund to let him leave.

So Real Madrid and Liverpool are set to go toe-to-toe with Manchester City in the summer to make sure the former Birmingham City man is their player.

Pep Guardiola though looks like he is ahead of the game as reportedly he made sure the midfielder got a gift off him after City drew 0-0 with Borussia Dortmund this season.

During a recent conversation on the TNT Sports Brasil YouTube channel, Manel Estiarte who is the Head of Player Support for Manchester City was speaking to Bellingham and during that conversation it has been reported that Guardiola gave the Dortmund man a Manchester City shirt for him to keep.

Guardiola, like every manager on the planet, is a huge fan of Bellingham and it would appear that he is trying every trick in the book to make sure City can be at the front of his mind when he decides who his next club will be.

The report shared on Twitter gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters.

@hamza13134: “Agent Pep”

@callmearchers: “He’s coming”

@Jake_v5: “He’s actually joining us”

@officialmpho: “That won’t convince him to join us, just pay the fee”

@queornomq: “Pep really wants Jude but he’s either going to Madrid or coming to City.”

@faithlunatic1: “Get it done Pep 👀”

@mcitypi: “Pep will turn him into a monster, this is going to be fun”