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.

Chelsea Identify £87m Alternative as Romelu Lukaku Close To Manchester United

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku was the top target of Antonio Conte this summer but Chelsea are set to miss out with the Belgian forward reportedly on his way to rivals Manchester United. However, the Blues have been swift to identify an alternative to Lukaku according to reports), who claim that the Blues manager Antonio Conte has now made Torino striker Andrea Belotti his top priority for the transfer window.

The 23-year-old Italian has a £87.6 million (€100 million) release clause in his contract and the Turin outfit have maintained that they will only allow their prized asset to leave if a club triggers his release clause.

Ever since the culmination of the 2016/17 season, the Stamford Bridge outfit have been heavily linked with a move for former striker Romelu Lukaku but earlier in the day, many English outlets, including the BBC and the Press Association all but confirmed that the Belgian is on his way to Old Trafford after Manchester United agreed a fee in the region of £75 million with the Goodison Park outfit for the services of the 24-year-old.

The news came as a shock to many as Chelsea were front-runners for the services of their former striker and Manchester United were heavily linked with a move for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata.

Conte has now switched his focus from Lukaku to Belotti, who he feels is the perfect candidate to lead his line for seasons to come, the Blues will have to smash their transfer record for the capture of the Italian and they will probably end up paying more than what Manchester United are reportedly paying for the services of Lukaku. The report also adds that should the Blues fail in their pursuit of Belotti, they have already identified Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata as their back-up plan but will have to shell out in the range of £79 million for his services.

Spanish Superstar Reject Real Madrid To Join Barcelona

Real Madrid and Barcelona are keen on signing Spanish midfielder who plays for Spain National Football Team. His sensational performance has caught the eyes of top clubs in Europe.

Dani Ceballos wants to join Barcelona over Real Madrid according to reports. The Real Betis midfielder is a target for both the clubs this summer following his impressive performance in the EURO U21. He is reportedly available for €15 million, a fee that would be a steal for anyone who signs him.

Dani Ceballos of Spain is awarded the Player of the Tournament by Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president during the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final between Germany and Spain at Krakow Stadium on June 30, 2017 in Krakow, Poland.

Dani Ceballos was on top of his game and was named the player of the tournament at the European Under-21 Championship. He has now become one of the hottest properties in Spanish football this summer.

Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are keen on signing him while countless other top European clubs, including Juventus, are desperate to secure his services in the transfer window. Real Betis have offered a new deal to Ceballos, mainly to remove the €15 million release clause but it would also make him the club's highest-paid player.

Manchester United Officially Signed Former Chelsea Defender

Manchester United have announced their second signing this summer. Jose Mourinho was keen to bring the former Chelsea defender to Old Trafford. After signing Lindelof, the Red Devils signed defender Di'Shon Bernard formerly a part of the Chelsea academy.

The 16-year-old defender will be part of the Manchester United U-18 squad for the upcoming season The defender had already arrived at Carrington back in April, but the United hierarchy were able to confirm the move when the transfer window opened this week.

 Manchester United have always been a club to produce very good professionals, with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Axel Tuanzebe breaking into the senior squad recently. Manchester United hold the incredible record of naming at least one youth product in their squad for the past 78 years.

Di'Shon Bernard’s move is one of a few high-profile entrants into the academy system at Carrington. Manchester United also confirmed the signing of Ethan Galbraith, and are understood to have secured the signatures of Largie Ramazani of Charlton and Aliou Traore of PSG.

United, under new U-18 manager Kieran McKenna played a very attacking brand of football which invited plaudits from around England. The best player from his squad, Angel Gomes made his debut for the senior team last season coming on as a substitute against Crystal Palace in the last game of the season at Old Trafford.

Chelsea and Manchester United Make a €82 million Bid For French Superstar

One of the most promising of France’s burgeoning treasure-horde of young talents is now a wanted man for the Top clubs in Europe. Chelsea and Manchester United are favorites to sign the Dortmund sensational Ousmane Dembele. The French wonderkid has already made breakthrough for the senior National Team and looks set to be a part of France Football team at 2018 World Cup. 

Barcelona have been behind Ousmane Dembele all summer ever since the Frenchman started tearing it up in the Bundesliga but the Express claims that both Chelsea and Manchester United have stepped in to the game after the youngster reportedly snubbed Barca’s advances.

The Catalans had initially bid €40 million for the flying winger/wide forward and had been reportedly ready to up it to €75 million, but it seems it would take a mite more than that as both Chelsea and Manchester United have gone up to the €80 – €82 million range for Dembele.

Dembele is one of the hottest properties in world football at the moment and has been ever since he burst on to the global scene with Rennes in the 2015-16 season. He had developed his games in the youth teams at Madeleine Évreux,  Évreux and Rennes before moving on to the latter’s first team aged just 19. Despite having played only 29 games at the senior level, he was snapped up by Dortmund last season for whom he made 49 appearances scoring 10 goals.

Dembele’s snub of Barcelona has opened the eyes of the two Premier League giants to the possibility of signing one of world football’s hottest talents and with both returning to Champions League football after a brief break, and with desperate to show they still belong with the elite of Europe, they’ll seize at the chance to get Dembele.

Chelsea Make £88 Million Bid for Premier League Superstar Its not Lukaku

Antonio Conte is determined to bring in some quality signings to Stamford Bridge. Blockbuster moves for Alex Sandro and Antonio Rudiger are close to completion while Bakayoko is supposed to undergo a medical within the next week.

According to reports, the Premier League champions have made a remarkable £88 million bid for the English midfielder Dele Alli. He has been in fine form for Tottenham and his future has been subject to intense speculation with many reports even linking him with a move to Barcelona or Real Madrid.

But Tottenham are understandably reluctant to sell their star player. Spurs’ manager Mauricio Pochettino has made Tottenham into Premier League title contenders and the board at the North London Club is reportedly unwilling to sell Dele Alli to their direct rivals even for a fee as massive as £88 million.

The England international first made the move to White Hart Lane in 2015 from MK Dons for just £5 million and he has proven to be one of the greatest bargain signings of all time. The midfielder has played an integral part in Tottenham’s third place and second place finishes in the last two seasons.

Alli has scored an impressive 32 goals and provided 24 assists so far and he is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football at the moment.

Ligue 1 Giants signed Real Madrid Forward

The Real Madrid forward has struggled to break into the Zidane's first team squad and has now made a move to the French giants in order to get more first-team football. The promising 23-year-old forward Mariano Diaz has completed his move from Real Madrid to Lyon.

The transfer is reportedly worth around €8 million and represent a coup of sorts for Lyon as a number of clubs including Liverpool were reportedly interested in the Spanish-born Dominican’s signature.

Mariano Diaz signed a five-year contract with the French giants, but he does lack the experience of playing top level football. He made his senior Real Madrid debut against Celta Vigo last August and made eight LaLiga substitute appearances in the club's title-winning campaign, scoring once against Deportivo La Coruna in December.

Mariano scored a further four goals across two legs of Madrid's Copa del Rey last-32 tie against Cultural Leonesa – his only two starts of the season - and leaves in search of greater first-team opportunities.

The Spaniard is Lyon’s fourth signing of this transfer window and he will be joining Fernando Marcal, Bertrand Traore and Ferland Mendy ahead of the 2017-18 campaign. Mariano Diaz is among a host of young Real Madrid stars leaving Los Blancos in search of regular playing time.

 The 23-year-old striker joins the likes of Enzo Zidane and Alvaro Jimenez in departing Santiago Bernabeu. However, Zidane will not be too worried about the mini-exodus as he still has plenty of squad depth to call upon.