Premier League giants 'plotting' swoop for Chelsea midfielder Santos in 2026

Manchester United reportedly person ambitions to motion Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos during 1 of the adjacent 2 transportation windows.

Ruben Amorim is presently spearheading an upturn successful fortunes astatine Old Trafford with the Red Devils having won 3 successive matches successful the Premier League.

As a result, United beryllium conscionable 2 points adrift of second-placed Bournemouth successful the Premier League table up of Saturday's travel to Nottingham Forest.

United are presently flourishing with Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes successful the centre of midfield, portion Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo are disposable arsenic backup.

However, arsenic per Football Insider, determination is simply a determination down the scenes to fortify their motor country with the summation of Santos.

Man United readying Santos approach

The study suggests that Man United anticipation to capitalise connected the Brazil planetary lone being viewed arsenic 4th successful the pecking bid nether Enzo Maresca.

Although the erstwhile Strasbourg indebtedness prima has made 11 appearances successful each competitions this campaign, lone 4 person travel from the starting lineup with 2 being successful the EFL Cup.

Nevertheless, speaking connected the 'Inside Track' podcast, writer Pete O'Rourke has suggested that Chelsea are prepared to cull immoderate offers that are made.

He said: "I would beryllium precise amazed if Chelsea would adjacent see letting Andrey Santos go, particularly to a Premier League rival successful Man United.

"He’s a apical young player, he’s precise highly regarded wrong the corridors of powerfulness astatine Stamford Bridge. He had a precise bully play connected indebtedness astatine Strasbourg and has travel backmost into the Chelsea broadside this season.

“The occupation for Andrey Santos is that he’s got 2 world-class midfielders up of him, successful Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez. If they’re some fit, they volition commencement astir games."

Would Chelsea reconsider Santos stance?

As mentioned, Caicedo and Fernandez are viewed arsenic first-choice picks by Maresca, portion Romeo Lavia is adjacent successful enactment erstwhile fit.

Santos possesses the benignant of attributes wherever helium volition ever beryllium viewed arsenic an effectual enactment by Maresca, yet whitethorn ne'er go a cardinal subordinate astatine Stamford Bridge.

If reports are to beryllium believed, Chelsea paid nary much than £13m erstwhile signing Santos from Vasco Da Gama and they would expect to astatine slightest treble that fig if they ever sold the 21-year-old.

That is thing that whitethorn travel nether information if they ever tally into much issues with the Premier League's oregon UEFA's fiscal regulations.

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