Monaco open to idea of selling Manchester United target this month

 

Manchester United have received a boost in their pursuit of Tiemoue Bakayoko this month but face competition from Premier League rivals Manchester City and Chelsea, reports The Daily Record.

 

Monaco had no interest in selling their prized midfielder this month but a flurry of interest from the Premier League has led to a chance of stance by the Ligue 1 side.

 

Bakayoko, 22, who joined Monaco from Rennes for just €3m in 2014, has been one of the best players in France during the first half of the current campaign and his performances have not gone unnoticed by the Premier League giants.

 

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is determined to use the £60m made from the sale of Oscar to re-invest in the squad to maintain their title challenge and have been heavily linked with a move for the France Under-21 international as a result.

 

 

With City also interested, Monaco are reportedly now coming round to the idea of triggering a bidding war for the midfield dynamo, in which they will not accept anything less than €25m (£21.7m).

 

Only Benjamin Andre (126) has won possession in the midfield third in Ligue 1 more times than Bakayoko this season (90).

 

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