Report: Liverpool and Manchester United interested in Samu Chukwueze

A bunch of Premier League golf equipment together with Liverpool and Manchester United are displaying eager curiosity in signing Villarreal winger Samu Chukwueze, according to reports from The Mirror. 

The 21-year-old is seen as one of many brightest younger abilities in La Liga, and a number of other Premier League golf equipment are preserving shut tabs on him.

The likes of Chelsea, Leicester Metropolis, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers are additionally within the hunt to signal the thrilling winger who has an €80 million (£71m) launch clause in his contract.

Curiosity from Actual Madrid 

The aforementioned Premier League golf equipment are more likely to face robust competitors from Actual Madrid. In keeping with Spanish publication, La Razon, Los Blancos need to signal Villarreal duo Chukwueze and his teammate Pau Torres.

The teen has scored one purpose and offered two assists up to now. Whereas he’s a promising expertise, the winger hasn’t carried out sufficient to justify such a excessive price-tag.

Madrid are solely prepared to pay €65m for the pair, in addition to providing a participant as a part-exchange deal to cut back the asking value. Nevertheless, Villarreal aren’t impressed with the proposal and would solely promote the duo if the supply is considerably excessive.

Manchester United pushing for a transfer 

Of all of the Premier League golf equipment, Manchester United are prepared to push laborious for Chukwueze’s signature, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer determined to bolster his attacking choices.

The Mirror means that United would focus their efforts on touchdown the Nigerian winger in the event that they fail once more to land Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund.

As you’ll be able to see, he’s solely a back-up choice for United, however it’s laborious to assume the Pink Devils can be prepared to pay a premium value for him when different higher choices – Sandro Tonali and Ansu Fati (linked with United this summer) – can be found earlier than them.

Liverpool within the combine… or are they? 

Premier League champions, Liverpool, are additionally linked with a transfer for the teen however do they want him?

The Reds signed Diogo Jota in the summertime to bolster their attacking midfield choices, whereas they’ve Xherdan Shaqiri and Takumi Minamino as nicely together with the fabled trio of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. Including one other winger, who’s hitherto unproven, doesn’t make any sense.

Moreover, Liverpool’s defence wants rapid surgical procedure, with the Reds lacking two key gamers in Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, each being long-term absentees.

Chukwueze is a proficient winger and the curiosity in him from Premier League golf equipment will solely intensify in a number of months’ time if he retains on performing nicely.