Story byReport: Liverpool prepared to make record bid for La Liga starAnfield IndexMon, January 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM UTC·4 min readLiverpool’s £180m Bellingham Temptation Meets Real Madrid’s Unmoving WallThere are transfer stories that drift gently through a season, and then there are those that arrive with the force of a thunderclap. Reports that Liverpool are prepared to test Real Madrid’s resolve with a £180 million offer for Jude Bellingham fall firmly into the latter category. It is the kind of figure designed not merely to open negotiations, but to demand attention, to ask uncomfortable questions, and to signal intent on a continental scale. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Fichajes, Liverpool are weighing up one of the boldest moves in modern Premier League history.