EXCLUSIVE: 'Huge club' Sunderland the 'perfect place' for Jobe Bellingham development

Jobe Bellingham has a name that will always attract attention, but he has been told that Sunderland is the right place for him.

Jobe Bellingham is at ‘the perfect place’ for his development right now, according to former Sunderland striker Brian Deane.

Jobe joined the Black Cats from Birmingham City last summer and has played just about every game for the Wearsiders since.

Due to being the younger brother of Real Madrid and England superstar Jude Bellingham, Jobe is always going to attract attention and he has already been linked with a plethora of Premier League clubs.

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Deane, though, says he should concentrate on becoming Sunderland’s best player before anyone starts thinking about the next step in his career.

“I really think if I was advising Jobe, he’s at a big club and there are so many things he can learn at Sunderland – a huge club,” Deane told Sunderland Nation via the Over25Tips.com correct score predictor.

“There’s a lot of expectation when they go out at The Stadium of Light, and he has to become their biggest player and then after that, then he’s ready for the next step.

“If he goes to a Premier League club [now], the problem he’ll have is that the Premier League is another level up. I know he’s a young kid, and there isn’t a rush with someone so young with such a bright future ahead. It’s more about making sure he’s ready.

“It’s easy to look at his brother Jude out in La Liga with Real Madrid, who is a leading light, but sometimes it’s better to play a more patient game, and Sunderland is the perfect place for his education.

“If he leaves Sunderland and goes to a Premier League club, he might end up getting farmed out on loan to a Championship club anyway.

“I think he’s at the perfect place at the moment to just learn his craft – just enjoy it because it will become very serious as soon as he does make the switch to the Premier League.”