‘Hard to comprehend’: Ian Wright admits he was left speechless by player Chelsea reportedly want to sign

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Ian Wright has admitted he was left speechless by the latest display from Jude Bellingham at the World Cup amid transfer links to Chelsea.

The Borussia Dortmund midfielder turned on the style again for England at the weekend, helping them to cruise past Senegal 3-0 in the last-16 of the World Cup. Next, the Three Lions have the huge assignment of France in the quarter-finals.

Bellingham has started all four games at the World Cup in Qatar so far and has already established himself as a key player in Gareth Southgate’s side at such a young age.

The 19-year-old is a Rolls-Royce central midfielder that everyone in the football world seems to be talking about right now.

Ian Wright left speechless by Jude Bellingham

Ian Wright has explained it’s difficult to explain how good Bellingham is while still a teenager.

When speaking on the Wrighty’s House podcast, Wright said: “Jude bro, he went supernova. (He’s) 19 – It’s very hard to comprehend because when I was 19, I was still barely talking properly. Roy Keane said: ‘He’s better than me when I finished.’ That’s what Roy Keane said. He said: ‘At 19, I can’t even get into the realms of where he is now. He’s better than me now the way he’s playing.’ The way he said it..”

Well-respected journalist Matt Law reports that Chelsea are prepared to offer whatever it takes to sign Bellingham.

The Dortmund star’s name is flying around the transfer rumour mill, with Graham Potter’s side part of the group of clubs that have been linked.

He would be the kind of marquee signing for Chelsea, along with any other team, that sends out a very strong message.

Many were tipping Bellingham’s rise to fame to continue during the World Cup tournament, something that

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