MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly been told to make Monaco an “unrefusable bid” if they want to sign Benoit Badiashile.
A whole host of clubs are believed to be chasing the 19-year-old French defender this summer.
Benoit Badiashile is attracting interest from all around EuropeCredit: AFP or licensors
Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Chelsea are all rivalling United for his signature.
But after reportedly having a £22.4m bid rejected, United will have to loosen the purse strings a bit more if they are to snare the centre-half.
RMC reporter Mohamed Bouhafsi has tweeted that they will struggle “unless Manchester make a Martial-like, unrefusable bid for him”.
United paid Monaco £36m plus add-ons taking it to a potential £50m for the striker in 2015.
Leverkusen, who have “been in talks to sign the player for weeks” are likely to firm up a bid with the Principality outfit.
Badiashile is regarded as one of France’s brightest talents after breaking into the first team two seasons ago.
He was rewarded with a new contract in December to keep him at the club until the summer of 2024.
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly remains an option but United have been put off by his £70m asking price.
New Monaco boss Niko Kovac is thought to be a keen admirer of Badiashile and wants to build his squad around the defender.
But with the coronavirus having a huge financial impact on football, Kovac knows the decision may be out of his hands.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
