LATEST NEWS: The Blues Are Still Positive About The Deal Of Another Young Talent

Birmingham City will have to wait for any kind of transfer windfall on Jobe Bellingham after it emerged that he would be staying with Sunderland.

Blues sold Bellingham to the Black Cats last summer for a fee of around £5m, and following eight goal contributions last season, he has attracted the attention of many top-tier teams.

Crystal Palace were said to be the most likely to sign Jobe, who is the younger brother of Real Madrid and England superstar Jude. The Eagles though will have to wait at least 12 months, because it seems that the 18-year-old is intent on remaining at the Stadium of Light.

In a tweet, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano said: “Jobe Bellingham’s plan is to stay at Sunderland at least for one more season despite interest from several Premier League clubs.

“Crystal Palace have been pushing for weeks but Jobe’s current stance is to stay and trust #SAFC ambitious project.”

Sunderland value Bellingham at around £20m, and before Bellingham departed St Andrew’s last summer, they inserted a 15% sell-on-clause. If a club were to meet Sunderland’s valuation and Bellingham change his stance, then they would get a windfall of around £3m.