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Man united fans can’t believe who the club are set to make a move for next as links to shock premier league star emerge……full story below
According to the Daily Mail, United see Chilwell as a potential target this summer as part of their push to rejuvenate their back line.
Links between United and Chilwell emerged shortly after United completed the hiring of former Chelsea director Christopher Vivell, who has agreed to a short-term deal at Old Trafford to help with the club’s summer recruitment.
Chilwell, whose contract still has three years left to run, is facing an uncertain future at Chelsea following the arrival of new manager Enzo Maresca.
Phil Foden, Ben Chilwell
Chilwell’s future is unclear / Sportsphoto/Allstar/GettyImages
Maresca’s preferred tactical setup does not give priority to natural full-backs like Chilwell and instead prefers inverted options who can help out either at centre-back or in midfield.
Spain international Marc Cucurella has experience at centre-back, while Chelsea are close to securing the signing of the versatile Renato Veiga, who is a natural midfielder but has plenty of experience both as a centre-back and a left-back. Veiga’s impending €14m (£11.8m) move to Stamford Bridge has opened the door to a potential departure for Chilwell, who is reported to be available for the right price this summer.
Any deal for Chilwell would likely be an expensive one and so United are known to be looking at alternative targets, with a move for Tottenham Hotspur’s Sergio Reguilon on the table once again.
Reguilon spent the first half of last season on loan with United, who terminated the deal in January before setbacks to both Shaw and Malacia ultimately left manager Erik ten Hag furious at the decision to part ways with the Spaniard.