Man Utd to rival Chelsea for Ben Chilwell

Manchester United are reportedly ready to rival Chelsea for the signature of the Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard remains keen on recruiting Chilwell to bolster his left-back position for next term but has yet to make any progress in slow-pace negotiations with Leicester.

Indeed, the Blues’ valuation of the 23-year-old is nowhere near the Foxes’ £80million asking price, which has been throwing a spanner in the works so far.

Despite his long-standing interest in the 11-time capped England international, Chelsea can’t afford to spend big on a wide defender.

After the big-money arrivals of Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner, Lampard is on the verge of signing Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz for a fee of around £80million.

The Stamford Bridge’s pursuit of Chilwell is, therefore, in the limbo, with Manchester United looking to benefit from the current going-ons.

As reported by the Daily Mirror, the Red Devils are willing to compete with Chelsea for Chilwell’s signature.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs a new left-back after Luke Shaw endured another underwhelming season, leaving the inexperienced Brandon Williams as the only alternative.

Manchester United secured the record-breaking signing of Harry Maguire from Leicester only last summer and could now replicate a similar formula to bring Chilwell to Old Trafford.