Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl denies Madrid offer for Jude Bellingham

Bellingham is seen as the ideal successor to the veteran Luka Modric and aging Toni Kroos, who are 37 and 33 respectively. The 19-year-old Bellingham has already made close to a hundred appearances for Dortmund.

"No offer on the table at the moment, no news, nothing to decide - Jude's focused on the final games then we'll see, Kehl told ESPN.

He claims the club will do everything in their power to hold onto Bellingham no matter the size of the bid.

"Astronomical bids? We've no guidelines. We always fight to keep the best players here, he said.

Dortmund are currently in second position on the Bundesliga standings - just one point behind leaders Bayern Munich with four games to play for each side.