Lyon are reportedly braced for multiple Moussa Dembele transfer bids with Manchester United and Chelsea frontrunners for the striker.
The ex-Fulham star, 23, has scored 16 times in 27 French top-flight matches this season, attracting the attention of the Blues and United.
Chelsea and Manchester United are set to make a move for Lyon striker Moussa Dembele this summerCredit: AFP
It is believed that Dembele could cost any potential suitor in the region of £60million and, according to L’Équipe the French outfit are expecting numerous offers for their star.
He remains a top target for Manchester United and Chelsea, despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak casting doubt over the schedule and threatening financial problems.
The 23-year-old was a key target for both Premier League sides during the January window, with the Blues having had a £33.6million offer turned down in January.
They have been linked with the 23-year-old since December when boss Frank Lampard was searching for competition for 22-year-old Tammy Abraham.
And attackers Giroud and Michy Batshuayi were rumoured to leave in the winter window.
Lamps reportedly sees similarities between the Frenchman and his former team-mate Didier Drogba.
The Blues boss is desperate to bolster his attacking options in the summer with Giroud out of contract in June and Batshuayi having failed to impress when called upon.
Manchester United have been linked with the Frenchman as far back as May.
They were poised to make an offer for the Lyon ace in August when boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was hunting for a Romelu Lukaku replacement.
United again turned their attentions to Dembele in January after top target Erling Haaland snubbed them in favour of a Borussia Dortmund switch.
But Solskjaer ended up completing a bizarre deadline day loan move for Odion Ighalo from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.
This time round the Red Devils reportedly want to blow their rivals out of the water with a £150,000-a-week contract offer to Dembele.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
