Manchester United Set To Hijack Another Chelsea Target After Lukaku Transfer

Chelsea to be beaten by Manchester United to another target. The Blues have already been dealt a massive transfer blow by United after Everton striker Romelu Lukaku chose to join the Manchester club over his ex-employers.

The Daily Mail claim their move for Bakayoko has stalled and is now unlikely to go through. Monaco are frustrated at Chelsea’s slow business and wish to sell the midfielder as soon as possible as Red Devils close on Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.

It is understood that if Manchester United are unable to sign Serbia international Nemanja Matic they will move for Bakayoko.

Lukaku was expected to join Chelsea but it was announced he had signed for Manchester United
Despite a move for Juventus’s Alex Sandro looking close, Chelsea’s overall transfer plan seems to be in collapse. This would be another blow to Conte’s summer transfer plan to strengthen his title winning side. The Italians side are now looking to bring in Real Madrid youngster Alvaro Morata, who last week looked like he had signed for Manchester United.



Morata has been in good form at Real Madrid but feels he must leave to get more game time
Andrea Belotti is another option but the Torino forward’s £86million buy-out clause could deter Conte. If Chelsea where to fail to sign a striker and lose out on Bakayoko their summer would surely be classified as a failure, especially if these players, like Lukaku,  join title rivals Manchester United.