Chelsea transfer news: Andrey Santos asking price 'set' by BlueCo as Manchester United, Premier League rival lurk

Chelsea person reportedly acceptable the asking terms of Andrey Santos successful the portion of £50m.

The midfielder has made a full of 26 starts and 21 substitute outings for the Blues successful each competitions since making his debut astatine past summer's Club World Cup.

However, contempt the 22-year-old being a BlueCo favourite, a study emerged connected Friday which suggested that Santos could beryllium sold for the close price.

That is simply a effect of Chelsea needing to rise funds to comply with the applicable fiscal regulations, arsenic good arsenic Real Madrid shutting down speech of interest successful Enzo Fernandez.

According to The Guardian, that has led to 2 Premier League rivals identifying Santos arsenic a imaginable target.

Man United considering Santos approach?

The study suggests that Manchester United and Newcastle United some clasp an absorbing successful signing the erstwhile Vasco Da Gama starlet.

Man United are successful the marketplace for caller cardinal midfielders, the extent to their options successful the motor country being deed by Casemiro's departure and a superior genu wounded sustained by Manuel Ugarte.

Meanwhile, Newcastle volition person funds to walk erstwhile Sandro Tonali finalises a £100m transportation to Tottenham Hotspur.

Santos is said to beryllium unfastened to leaving Stamford Bridge if it becomes evident that helium volition not beryllium a regular starter nether Xabi Alonso.

Chelsea nether unit to resoluteness Santos issue

With nary clubs funny successful gathering Chelsea's £120m valuation for Enzo Fernandez, it leaves BlueCo with decisions to make.

There is plenty of grounds to suggest that keeping Santos astatine Stamford Bridge and lowering Fernandez's asking terms to promote involvement would beryllium much beneficial successful the agelong word than selling Santos.

Nevertheless, it appears progressively apt that BlueCo would instrumentality the accidental to currency successful connected Santos if it became evident they could much than treble their wealth connected his £18m transportation fee.

They should alternatively beryllium looking to support Santos successful West London and hunt for different solutions, with the subordinate having the attributes to go a cardinal subordinate for Chelsea nether Alonso.