Dortmund ruled out Bellingham sale 100%

are not going to sell

Jude Bellingham

, but the

side are positive that they will have a new striker on board soon.

The England midfielder has established himself as a great player and attracted the attention of many European clubs, such as

.

At the age of 19, he is having his third season of Bundesliga game. He appears to stay a Dortmund player when the World Cup arrives as they do not want another star departing after Erling Haaland joined Manchester City.

Quizzed whether selling the player is ruled out, Hans-Joachim Watzke, the Dortmund CEO, said:

"Yes, definitely, 100 per cent."

Dortmund are focusing on finding a striker that can cover for Sebastien Haller’s absence, since the Ivory Coast international is fighting a testicular tumour that was confirmed as being malignant.

He is going to do chemotherapy treatment and will be absent for a few months.

Watzke told

Sportschau.de

: "

To dump everything on Youssoufa Moukoko's shoulders – he is 17 years old – that might be a bit much.

"So, I think we'll do something again in terms of personnel. A really good solution is also difficult because the range on the market is not exactly lavish.

"Ideally, something should happen in the next eight to 10 days."

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