Borussia Dortmund should be feeling the pressure of Jobe Bellingham's slow start to life in Germany more than he should.

That is the belief of European football journalist Andy Brassell, who revealed the club's status as the place for elite starlets is at risk . Andy Brassell explains why expectation isn’t just on Jobe Bellingham but on Borussia Dortmund as well

The Bundesliga giants are renowned across the continent for their role in the development of some of the world's best young talents.

Dortmund's iron-clad status for nurturing has seen them rake in over €1 billion (£872m) in outgoing transfers across the past decade.

Robert Lewandowski , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Ilkay Gundogan , Ousmane Dembele , and Jadon Sancho all arrived at the club as relative unknowns

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