MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly failed in their bid to sign Fiorentina star Federico Chiesa on loan in yet another attempt to secure an alternative to Jadon Sancho.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been desperately hunting a new winger all summer, with Sancho his long-term No1 target.
Man Utd have reportedly failed in their bid to sign Federico Chiesa on loanCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The England star, 20, looks set to stay at Borussia Dortmund for at least the 2020-21 season, with captain Marco Reus all-but confirming the news.
But on Wednesday, SunSport exclusively revealed Sancho had asked his team to “pull out all the stops” to get him to Old Trafford before the October 5 transfer deadline.
Solskjaer, though, is fearful he is running out time to conclude a deal for Sancho – who is valued at £108million by Dortmund.
And the Man Utd boss has time-and-time again looked elsewhere – eyeing up moves for Douglas Costa, Ismaila Sarr and Ousmane Demebele, among others.
With under a week left to go until the transfer window slams shut, Solskjaer reportedly made a move for 22-year-old Fiorentina winger Chiesa on loan.
However, as the club have repeatedly stated in recent windows, they are not willing to allow their star man to leave on loan.
Fiorentina are tempted to cash-in on their prized asset, though – with Juventus believed to be eyeing up a £45m swoop.
The Telegraph have claimed Man Utd were unsuccessful in their bid to sign Italian ace Chiesa on loan.
Solskjaer will yet again be forced to look elsewhere.
United – despite being one of very few teams able to afford monster transfer fees in the current financial climate – have endured an horrific summer.
So far, Solskjaer has only signed midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax.
The lack of activity prompted club legend Gary Neville to call the club’s transfer dealings “appalling”.
United have, however, been linked with the free signing of Edinson Cavani and a loan move for Real Madrid flop Luka Jovic.
Man Utd ‘in talks to sign Cavani on free transfer and Luka Jovic on loan’ as they eye big-name player to bolster attack
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
