Man Utd look to steal another Chelsea target

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Manchester United look to sign another potential Chelsea target as they renew their interest in Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez.

The Background:

Manchester United have long been pursuing James Rodriguez, but in the recent weeks, the deal looked to have collapsed. This was mainly due to the growing complexities between United and Real over the sale of David De Gea.

Owing to this Chelsea were the frontrunners to land up the Colombian. Conte might have missed out on Romelu Lukaku but he was pretty confident that he could sign the Real Madrid player. But now with the news of United renewing their interest, Chelsea are once again preparing for a battle.

Conte has been furious with the Chelsea management after they failed to bring Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge. And now if United manage to steal another of their potential targets then it might be really difficult for Chelsea to recover from the blow.

James Rodriguez

Where will Rodriguez land up?

James Rodriguez has primarily been an outcast for Zinedine Zidane for the whole of the past season. And the Colombian is desperate to move out of Spain.

Up until last month, United seemed to be the only destination for Rodriguez. But Chelsea entered the race earlier this month and gave a potential bargaining power to Real Madrid.

So where James Rodriguez will play next season is anybody’s guess. But as of now, it looks as if Real Madrid have the upper hand in the deal, with two top English clubs chasing the Colombian.

The Football Fan Base view:

Both Chelsea and Manchester United might be fighting out for the signature of James Rodriguez but we feel that United might have the upper hand in the deal.

Simply because James Rodiguez’s agent is Jorge Mendes, who also represents Jose Mourinho. So it might not be an unrealistic possibility if Mendes persuades Rodriguez to sign for the Old Trafford outfit.