Manchester United transfer target 'assessing' options with future at Premier League rivals up in the air

Manchester United are preparing for the start of the new 2024/25 season. They face Fulham at home on Friday as they look to start with a win in front of their own supporters.

Erik ten Hag’s side finished 8th in the last campaign but managed to win the FA Cup. Here is a look at some of the latest news and rumours regarding the club...

Left-back latest

United have been linked with a swoop for Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell recently, as per a report by talkSPORT. In this latest update regarding the player, the same source has suggested that he is now ‘assessing’ his options and the Blues’ board are ‘unlikely’ to stand in his way if a suitable offer comes in for his services between now and the end of the transfer window.

Chilwell, who is 27-years-old, is under contract at Stamford Bridge until June 2027 and is valued at £24million on Transfermarkt. He played for Rushden and Diamonds as a youngster before linking up with Leicester City in 2009.

The Milton Keynes-born man rose up through the academy ranks of the Foxes and was a regular for them at various different youth levels. He was loaned out to Huddersfield Town back in 2015 and played eight times in the league for the Terriers before breaking into the first-team at the King Power Stadium.

Chilwell went on to make 123 appearances in all competitions before Chelsea swooped in four years ago. He has since made 106 outings for the Blues, 21 of which came last term.

He won the Champions League in his first year after his current side beat Manchester City in the final in Porto in 2021. The England international has also been a runner-up in both the FA Cup and League Cup.

Midfielder update

United target Sander Berge wasn’t in Burnley’s squad for their trip to Luton Town on Monday night. The former Sheffield United man is on the Red Devils’ radar, as per Sky Sports.

The Clarets manager Scott Parker spoke after the match at Kenilworth Road about the Norweigen’s situation, as per the Burnley Express: “Sander picked up a knock about a week, 10 days ago. It’s not too big, it’s just a slight knock. Hopefully he’s on the right track and hopefully he’ll be with us in the coming days back training.”

“He’s got a little slight quad issue. I sense the way you’re asking that question you don’t believe that he’s injured? He’s definitely got an injury. He picked up an injury in Spain. He had a bit of discomfort in his quad. It’s not a big injury, it’s quite a small injury to be honest with you. But it was a bit persistent. He got a scan and we think we know where we are with it now. We’ve diagnosed it and he’s on the right track now.”

He added: “I’m not going to speculate on Sander or any one of the players. We know how football works in the sense there’s a transfer window at this time, so every player in any football club is…it is what it is. “At this present moment in time, and it’s the same with Wout [Weghorst], Sander has been absolutely nothing but the ultra professional. He trained with us for the first two weeks and he picked up a knock. We will see what happens.”