BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH midfielder Denis Zakaria is reportedly at the centre of a transfer battle between Manchester United and Chelsea.
The 23-year-old – who still has two years left on his contract with the Bundesliga side – has been out with a knee injury since March.
Manchester United and Chelsea are interested in signing midfielder Denis ZakariaCredit: 2020 Borussia Moenchengladbach
But that hasn’t stopped both the Red Devils and the Blues to eye up a move for the Swiss international, who could be allowed to leave next summer.
According to Bild, the two Premier League clubs are vying to bring the former Young Boys star to England.
United are in need for a defensive midfielder to replace the ageing Nemanja Matic, who turned 32 in August.
Meanwhile Frank Lampard is looking for alternatives to West Ham’s Declan Rice having failed to prise him away from the London Stadium.
But the two teams could still miss out on Zakaria, with it claimed that Bayern Munich are also keen to snap him up.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is known to be a fan of the player, with United heavily linked with a move to sign him last season.
Liverpool have also been credited with an interest in the £37million-rated maestro.
Zakaria spoke earlier in the year about how flattering it was to be linked with moves to Europe’s biggest clubs.
Speaking in March, he said: “[The interest] spurs me on and gives me strength to improve further.
“The fact that other clubs are dealing with me shows that I perform well.
“But I only concentrate on Borussia. We can achieve great things this season.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
