Yaya Toure Fires Warning to English Press on Overhyping World Cup Breakout Star Jude Bellingham

• Yaya Toure painted a grim picture of Jude Bellingham if the media fails to protect him
• The 19-year-old has been in superb form at the World Cup with a host of clubs watching
• Toure compared the Bellingham situation to that of a player once compared to Leo Messi

Manchester City and Ivorian legend Yaya Toure has weighed in on the discussions about English midfielder Jude Bellingham.

Bellingham has been in sensational form for England at the 2022 World Cup, scoring once while also providing two assists in his first four matches at the Mundial.

His stock in the transfer market has seen a meteoric rise following his brilliant performance in Qatar, and he looks destined to leave Borussia Dortmund.

According to GOAL, European giants Real Madrid, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are all in a hunt for the 19-year-old's signature.

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Toure however, who now works with Tottenham Hotspur as an academy coach, preached the need to handle Bellingham's development with care, using Dele Alli as a case study.

"I hope the media are careful with him, because we saw a similar situation a few years ago with Dele Alli, who struggled at times with being presented as a leader for club and country," Toure wrote in a guest column for The Athletic via All Football.

Toure added it was important to be protective of Bellingham and his development, owing to his obvious bright future with England.

Bellingham appears on PSG's radar

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has revealed the club's interest in signing Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.

The 19-year-old midfielder is having an outstanding World Cup, having scored one goal and provided two assists in four games.

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Premier League duo Manchester City and Liverpool, alongside Spanish giants Real Madrid, are ready to scramble for the Bundesliga star.

Dele Alli's decline in form

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Everton midfielder Dele Alli is set to quit the Premier League to join Turkish side Besiktas, either on loan or a permanent deal in a sad turn of events for the player.

Once tipped to be one of the best in world football, Alli is now facing a real prospect of seeing his stint in English football come to an end.

A former MK Dons man, Alli initially came into the limelight at Tottenham under former coach Mauricio Pochettino.