There have been frustrations within the corridors of power at Old Trafford down the years about the so-called “Manchester United tax”. In other words, clubs hiking up the price on their players simply because it is United registering an interest. The starker reality, though, is this a problem of United’s own making.
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Jobe Bellingham is Jobe Bellingham. He is not just Jude’s brother. He is not living in the shadow of anyone and he is, quietly, but surely, establishing himself as one of the best young English players in the country.
Those in and around the Rory McIlroy camp talk of the “third act” of his career, and as the Northern Irishman sets out on his 18th season as a professional it is now possible to envisage the story one day coming of age.