However, he has been a wanted man in club football. And his performances in the tournament have done him no harm to find suitors in the upcoming transfer windows. Manchester United have had a perennial interest and even tried to sign him before, until he chose Dortmund.

They are always keeping an eye out on developments. Further, Liverpool seem to be very very interested in getting him to Anfield next season. “Agent Trent” recently made the headlines quite often due to the Liverpool right-backs close proximity with the 19-year-old.

And then there is defending European Champions Real Madrid. This is a side who have young midfielders stacked to the brim, and adding Bellingham to that mix would all but certainly ensure that their midfield will be on cruise control for the next decade. So the Bellingham sweepstakes are going on in full swing, with each club patiently waiting and watching before making their move.

But there could be another club who could just enter the race and make things just that much more interesting. It seems that Arsenal could just enter into the Bellingham arms race. This is after a rather interesting Twitter conversation between a fan and former an Arsenal legend and part of the “Invincibles” team of the 2003-04 season, regarding Jude Bellingham.

Taking to Twitter, Silva waxed lyrical about Bellingham and his masterful  performance against Senegal in the Round of 16. He tweeted, “Jude Bellingham reminds me of someone” #WhatAPlayer. To this tweet, one arsenal fan cheekily remarked, saying, “Have a word with Edu”, which implied that Arsenal could yet be persuaded to make a move for the midfield metronome. Silva also appeared to agree with the fan by replying to him with a thumbs up emoji.