Manchester United will compete with Chelsea for Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell, according to reports in the English media.
The Red Devils have been linked with the England international in the past, along with teammate James Maddison, but the Manchester club have been focused on strengthening other areas of the pitch.
With Luke Shaw, Brandon Williams and Diogo Dalot all capable of playing on the left-hand side of defence, supporters on Twitter are sceptical about the story, with many dismissing it as simply paper talk:
Nonsense. They’d be demanding £70m+ and we’ve got Shaw and Williams
— Jordan (@_Fellyyy) August 13, 2020
Chilwell is better than both but we have more urgent areas to address
— David Shankland (@shankers73) August 13, 2020
God forbid
— Demiladek (@kesterRozay) August 13, 2020
How does this make sense if we have 'put all other transfers on hold to try and get Sancho' .. tired of this transfer window already and it's only just begining..
— . (@ReisseUtd) August 13, 2020
— Rohan S Mitra (@rohansmitra) August 13, 2020
We should ignore these overpriced players and buy elsewhere there are many out there
— mike mothusi (@mikemothusi11) August 13, 2020
Not spending 60-80 mill on a left back when we have much more pressing areas to tend to
— David Shankland (@shankers73) August 13, 2020
United don't need a LB. L. Shaw & B. Williams are good & available. The Midfield is the problem position. Even if Pogba stays, United have to sign 2 offensive midfielders for creativity, depth, possession & morte alternatives/rotation. Then, can we challenge for EPL & the CL.
— barnabas (@barnaba28833768) August 13, 2020
yes ok lol
— steven whittaker (@madste821) August 13, 2020
A new left-back is certainly not a priority for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The club’s main targets are believed to be a right-winger, another attacking midfielder and a centre-back so Chilwell’s name is likely to be quite far down the list.
There is an argument to be made that Shaw has too many injuries, and Williams is more suited to being a right-back but, considering Leicester’s reported £80m valuation for Chilwell, that money could be better spent elsewhere.