5 Players Manchester United are linked to in the Transfer Market right now

#4 Willian

Willian

Jose Mourinho has been an admirer of the Chelsea winger and the Brazilian would be ideal for the right wing where United are already short of options. But Barcelona have other ideas, as the Chelsea winger is high up in Valverde's recruitment list. Sky Sports claims that the Catalan side have submitted a third bid of around £55m for the Brazilian.

However, The Sun also reports that there was a complication with Willian’s move to the current La Liga champions, as Barcelona had to free up a spot for another player without an EU passport, as La Liga rules state that only 3 non-holders are permitted in the squad. Currently, Coutinho, Arthur and Mina were occupying that spot but now Coutinho’s Portuguese passport seems to have been approved.

Barcelona could have only completed the move for Willian once Coutinho qualifies for the Portuguese passport. This is where United were expected to come in and use Barcelona’s hiccup to their advantage. Express is now reporting that according to the Daily Mail, Chelsea are using Manchester United’s interest and Barcelona’s predicament to start a bidding war between the two.

Chelsea want to increase Willian’s price, even though new boss Maurizio Sarri desires to have the Brazilian in his plans. He has been an important player for Chelsea since his arrival and with Hazard also linked away from Stamford Bridge, Chelsea would not want to lose him. More importantly, it is hard to imagine that the Blues would allow another player to join a direct rival for the second successive season after Matic move to Old Trafford and immediately made United a better team.