CHELSEA and Manchester United are set to fight it out over PSV Eindhoven star Ibrahim Sangare ahead of the summer transfer window.
That is according to a report from Sky Sports that claims that the Premier League duo are eyeing Sangare, who is believed to have a €35million (£30m) release clause in his contract.
The Blues and United are set for quite a bidding war as the midfielder has also been linked with Liverpool as well as Newcastle.
However, the 24-year-old appears keen to move to the Premier League and is convinced he will be playing in England next season.
The Ivory Coast international was a regular for PSV last season as he registered four goals and four assists in 49 appearances across all competitions.
Sangare helped Eindhoven win the Dutch Cup by beating new United manager Erik ten Hag’s Ajax in the final.
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The Ivorian also played a key role in the Eredivisie outfit’s impressive Europa Conference League campaign that saw them reaching the quarter-finals.
The African star joined the Dutch giants from Toulouse in 2020 and prefers to play as a defensive midfielder.
Sangare has amassed a total of five goals and six assists in 88 appearances across all competitions in the last two years.
United are desperate for reinforcement in the middle of the park as they announced Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic will leave on June 30 when their deal expires.
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Chelsea, on the other hand, are facing the prospect of losing N’Golo Kante and Jorginho a year before their contract runs out.
The West Londoners were recently taken over by Todd Boehly’s consortium, which ended Roman Abramovich’s reign at Stamford Bridge.
