Chelsea are apparently leading the race to sign a Premier League player according to an exclusive report over the weekend.However, said player may well have his eyes elsewhere, which then makes me won...
Chelsea are apparently leading the race to sign a Premier League player according to an exclusive report over the weekend.
However, said player may well have his eyes elsewhere, which then makes me wonder, how can Chelsea be leading the race to sign him if he wants to go elsewhere?
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Either way, Chelsea are certainly one of the many clubs who have been looking at signing Kobbie Mainoo from Manchester United.
The midfielder looks set to leave the his club very soon, and you wouldn’t bet against a move happening in the January transfer window due to the fact that Mainoo is just not being picked for United right now and will be in search of further minutes to go off and play for the rest of this season.
I actually think for that reason that this would pretty much rule Chelsea out, because Mainoo isn’t going to be a starter in our midfield right now, is he?
What the report says
Kobbie Mainoo warms up for Manchester United. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Although at least 12 clubs are reportedly in the race, sources close to the situation have informed CaughtOffside that Chelsea and Bayern Munich are “leading the chase”. However, the player’s personal preference list still places Napoli as the frontrunner. Mainoo is prioritising where he can be a guaranteed starter as he plots his next move.
Conclusions
The end of this report is probably all you need to read about it. If Mainoo wants to go somewhere he can be a regular starter, then he isn’t going to chose Chelsea is he?
Unless Chelsea got some big injuries to Enzo Fernandez and/or Moises Caicedo, then Mainoo is never starting ahead of them two. Then you have the likes of Andrey Santos who is even not getting much game time himself, waiting in the wings. Cole Palmer is back and will be playing in midfield too. There’s just no chance of regular game time there for Mainoo.
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