Chelsea
and Manchester United are interested in signing PSV midfielder Ibrahima
Sangare this summer.
Sangare is believed to have a €35m (£29.9m) release clause in his contract
and has also been linked in the Dutch media with Liverpool and Newcastle.
A source close to the 24-year-old said the player has his heart set on
moving to England and is convinced he will be a Premier League player next
season.
Sangare joined PSV from Toulouse in September 2020 and has three years
remaining on his deal with the Eredivisie club.
The Ivory Coast international was a regular for PSV last season, playing 49
times in all competitions as Roger Schmidt's side won the Dutch cup,
finished second to Erik ten Hag's Ajax in the league and reached the
quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League.
Sangare spent most of the season playing as the defensive midfielder in
Schmidt's 4-3-3 formation, with the graphic below showing how he excelled in
a number of key metrics.
Chelsea eyeing Kante cover?
Chelsea are once again able to operate in the transfer market after the
sanctions placed on the club by the UK government were lifted when the Todd
Boehly-led consortium completed its takeover of the club from Roman
Abramovich last month.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel said after the victory against Watford on the final
day of the Premier League season that his squad would need a "rebuild" this
summer, with a number of players potentially leaving.
There are doubts over the futures of N'Golo Kante and Jorginho, who have
just one year each remaining on their contracts.
Kante has started just 45 of a possible 76 Premier League games in the last
two seasons, and Tuchel said last month it was a "miracle" his side had
finished third after missing the France international for so much of the
campaign.
Kante is the only natural ball-winning midfielder in Chelsea's squad, and
given his durability issues, it is no surprise the Blues are keen to
strengthen in that area.
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