MU is said to have started negotiating with Aston Villa and Chelsea on the ability to recruit Ollie Watkins and Christopher Nkunku in the summer of 2025.
The Red Devils are looking for additional attacks this summer after the 2024/25 season disappointed. It is reported that the Old Trafford team has targeted Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins and Christopher Nkunku of Chelsea.
According to The Athletic, MU contacted Aston Villa and Chelsea for the ability to successfully recruit these two players. The Villa Park team seems to prioritize Watkins, which is very little likely that the British player will move to MU in the summer of 2025.
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MU negotiates to recruit Ollie Watkins and Christopher Nkunku. |
Watkins is the star of Aston Villa in the last two seasons, the last season he has scored 17 goals and has 14 assists. MU may also face the battle with Arsenal to win the 29 -year -old.
The Gunners made a proposal to sign a contract with Watkins in the winter transfer window, but their offer was rejected by Aston Villa. The North London team is considering reviewing the recruitment of Watkins if the pursuit of striker Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon is unsuccessful.
Also according to The Athletic, Nkunku can move to MU, because Chelsea is ready to negotiate with the teams who want this player. The Blues has recruited Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and is very close to Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, so they accept Nkunku to leave to balance the squad.
Although Nkunku scored 15 goals in all competitions for Chelsea last season, they accepted to sell French players for a fee of 35 million pounds.