Man Utd are looking into the possibility of signing a Chelsea star this summer, while Arsenal are in ‘pole position’ to land a Premier League midfielder…
MAN UTD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHELSEA POLICY?
Premier League side Man Utd are interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
The Croatia international joined the Blues in 2019 from Real Madrid and has gone on to make 211 appearances for the West London club, winning the Champions League and Europa League in the process.
Kovacic will enter the final year of his contract at the end of the season and talks over a new deal have not yet progressed to the advanced stages.
And now 90min claims that Man Utd are ‘exploring the potential signing’ with Man City and Liverpool also interested in the Croatian.
Chelsea have made 17 signings over the past year with owner Todd Boehly spending around £600m in the last two transfer windows and now the Blues ‘are looking to address the balance of their squad this summer by offloading a number of players’.
Chelsea have introduced ‘new practices’ recently with the Blues ‘looking to ensure no player leaves on a free transfer in future seasons’ after losing Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger for nothing last summer.
And 90min add that players inside the final two years of their contract will be ‘sold if new contract agreements are not reached’, which means Kovacic could now be on his way.
Chelsea still see the ‘ideal scenario’ as Kovacic renewing his contract ‘but the prospect remains that if no agreement is reached that rival clubs may be able to pick up Kovacic for a fair market price’.
Man Utd are ‘in the market to sign a ball-playing number eight’ with Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong still believed to be of interest to them. But the Red Devils ‘are exploring other options’ with Kovacic ‘understood to fit the profile and is of active interest to United’.
ARSENAL LEADING THE WAY
Arsenal are leading the race to sign West Ham midfielder Declan Rice this summer amid interest from fellow Premier League side Chelsea, according to reports.
It looks extremely likely that the England international will leave the London Stadium in the summer market after expressing his desire to play Champions League football as soon as possible.
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