Manchester United have submitted a £53 million bid to signal Newcastle United winger Harvey Barnes this winter, in accordance with Spanish outlet Fichajes.
The Crimson Devils have had a constructive begin to the Premier League season, and have picked up 21 factors from their opening 13 video games. Man United are simply 3 factors adrift of the Champions League locations and should wish to add extra attacking firepower subsequent month.
Fichajes declare that Ruben Amorim’s facet have now submitted a gap £53 million bid to buy Barnes. Chelsea have likewise made the same proposal for the 27-year-old attacker.
The Magpies don’t have any intention to promote the Englishman for the time being and consider he can be troublesome to interchange. United & Chelsea may nonetheless check their resolve with an improved package deal.
Unlikely deal
Barnes was in-and-out of the beginning XI firstly of the marketing campaign as he performed second fiddle to Anthony Gordon on the left wing. Gordon’s current damage has allowed him to change into an everyday within the line-up. The previous Leicester Metropolis man has scored 7 objectives and supplied 2 assists in all competitions this season.
United and Chelsea are talked about as sturdy contenders to land his signature in January, but it surely might not be greater than hypothesis. United are on the hunt for confirmed Premier League attackers, having not too long ago signed Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, however they’re unlikely to have a giant price range in January after a spending spree of greater than £200 million final summer season.
Chelsea, however, might be dominated out of the race. The west London giants have primarily centered on signing gamers aged 25 or under. Final summer season, they centered on recruits with a most age of 23. The Blues have a strict switch coverage with the give attention to a possible resale worth. Barnes turns 28 this month, and the Blues are extremely unlikely to buy him.
In the meantime, Eddie Howe’s facet additionally received’t entertain any bids for the England youth worldwide. They’re in a troublesome qualification race for the Champions League subsequent season. The Magpies are 6 factors adrift of the highest 4 within the Premier League and are unlikely to strengthen their direct rivals in United or Chelsea on the midway stage of the marketing campaign.
