Man Utd have been offered the opportunity to sign unwanted Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell this summer, according to reports.
The Red Devils have already signed Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui this summer, while they seem likely to sign Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Manuel Ugarte before the transfer deadline.
that Man Utd are now unlikely to sign a new left-back but a chance to sign Chelsea and England defender Chilwell could prove too good an opportunity to miss.
With Chelsea keen to offload the 27-year-old, the Red Devils would be in a strong negotiating position, while a move would see Chilwell battling it out with fellow England left-back Shaw.
Man Utd have been offered the chance to sign Chilwell ahead of the transfer deadline after he was told he is not part of new manager Enzo Maresca s plans.
The report comes as Maresca told a press conference on Wednesday that both Chilwell and Raheem Sterling are no longer part of his plans and have been training away from the rest of the Chelsea first team.
On Chilwell and Sterling, Maresca said: They are training apart. As I said, the situation is quite clear and there is not any update on the situation.
They are Chelsea players. Until they are Chelsea players. But it s possible to give them all minutes. Those who want minutes, they are better off to leave.
When asked whether he is brutal, Maresca added: I don t think so. I try to be honest. I spoke with Raheem before the City game. I said he s going to struggle to get minutes with us and this is the reason.
With Chilly, he is a lovely guy but he will struggle. If you define this as brutal, it s up to you to decide. For me, it s not brutal, it s just honest.
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Pushed on whether Chilwell and Sterling will play if they end up remaining at Stamford Bridge, Maresca continued: We ll see. Now is a bit early. We have 10 days for the transfer window. Many things can happen in the last week, the last 10 days.
