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Manchester United in transfer tussle with Liverpool for Aston Villa starlet Carney Chukwuemeka
According to BirminghamLive, Manchester United are currently engaged in a tussle with Liverpool to facilitate a transfer for Aston Villa star Carney Chukwuemeka. He is out on international duty for the Under-19 set-up and has impressed with flying colours so far.
Chukwuemeka’s future is currently surrounded by uncertainty, as he has not renewed his contract with Villa just yet. He was expected to pen a new long-term deal, but that has not happened so far, paving the way for other clubs like Man United to try their cards to sign him.
The Red Devils are keeping tabs on the situation, but they face competition from Jurgen Klopp’s side as well. Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are also in the mix to secure the English starlet’s signature at this moment. He wants to earn a more prominent role at Villa Park, so his future would probably lie somewhere where a suitor can meet his demands.
Can Man Utd sign Chukwuemeka?
The 18-year-old made 14 appearances for the Lions at the senior level in the previous campaign, which amounts to 415 minutes in total. He also mustered an assist during that period, so one may wonder whether we can guarantee him a spot in our main squad.
That is quite difficult to see at this point which seriously reduces our chances of signing Chukwuemeka ahead of the next season. After all, we have youngsters of our own like James Garner who have not made their mark in the senior team, but he is close to knocking on the door after enjoying a great spell on loan at Nottingham Forest.
Furthermore, others like Donny van de Beek are only in line to get a fair chance under Erik ten Hag despite the departures we had in midfield. Moreover, there are also plans to bring in reinforcements, with Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong being an example.
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Fortunately, we are handed at least some kind of relief as Dortmund’s interest in Chukwuemeka is stated not to hold any weight right now. Patrick Berger of Sport1 on Twitter has denied claims stating that he had an agreement with the German club.
That reduces one of our current competitors, but it is far from being guaranteed that we can have a shot at signing the Lions youngster under the current situation. Hence, the fans would hope to see him stay with Steven Gerrard’s team so that the Manchester side can have another chance to secure his signature in the future.
