Jude Bellingham trains with Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland as Dortmund prepare for new season - in pictures

English teenager hopes to make a mark in Bundesliga after joining from Birmingham City

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  Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham attends the team's first pre-season training session. EPA

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  Dortmund's Jude Bellingham attends the team's first pre-season training session on Monday. EPA

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  Dortmund's Jude Bellingham, left, and Jadon Sancho, centre, attend the team's pre-season training session. EPA

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  Dortmund's Axel Witsel, Thomas Delaney and Jude Bellingham vie for the ball during the team's first pre-season training session. The 2020/21 Bundesliga will start on September 18. EPA

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  Dortmund's Jadon Sancho attends the team's first pre-season training session. EPA

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  Dortmund's Jadon Sancho, left, trains on Monday. EPA

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  Borussia Dortmund's 15-year old wonderkid Youssoufa Moukoko during the first training session after the summer break on Monday. Getty

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  Borussia Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko, left, fights for the ball with Julian Brandt during team's first pre-season training session on Monday. AP

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  Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko attends the team's first pre-season training session. All players were required to have two negative coronavirus tests before they could start pre-season training. EPA

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  Borussia Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko dribbles a ball during a training session. AFP

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  Borussia Dortmund’s Youssoufa Moukoko, centre, during training. AFP

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  Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko attends the team's first pre-season training session in Dortmund. EPA

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  Dortmund's 15-year-old player Youssoufa Moukoko, second right, talks to Dortmund's sports director Michael Zorc during the team's first pre-season training session. EPA

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  Dortmund players go through their warm-up routine on Monday. EPA

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  Dortmund's manager Lucien Favre attends the team's first pre-season training session. EPA

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  Dortmund's Julian Brandt, left, attends the team's first pre-season training session. EPA

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  Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Roman Buerki, right, warms up during the team's first pre-season training session in Dortmund on Monday. EPA

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  Dortmund's Erling Haaland, left, trains on Monday. EPA

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  Dortmund's Erling Haaland attends the team's first pre-season training session. EPA

English teenage star Jude Bellingham started a fresh chapter with Borussia Dortmund as the German club prepared for a new Bundesliga season.

Championship side Birmingham City had reached an agreement for the sale of the 17-year-old attacking midfielder to Dortmund in a deal reported to be worth more than £20 million (Dh95m).

"I can't thank Birmingham City enough for what they have done for me, not just this past year but since the age of seven," Bellingham had earlier told the club's official website.

"Of course I wish everyone associated with the club nothing but the best. Once a blue always a blue."

Bellingham, who made his first-team debut in August last year, ended his Birmingham career as the Blues' Championship status was secured despite a 3-1 loss to Derby.

Bellingham missed three first-half chances before walking off to what appeared to be cramps in the 75th minute. He will be hoping for better returns with Dortmund, where another young England player made his mark.

Jadon Sancho was 17 when he moved from Manchester City to Dortmund three years ago and has since become one of the Bundesliga’s most valuable players with 17 goals and 17 assists last season.

Bellingham trained with Sancho and other Dortmund players, including Norwegian striker Erling Haaland - another of the club's exciting young talents - as the club took part in their first pre-season training session on Monday.

The new Bundesliga season begins on September 18.

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