Chelsea can overtake Man United in the hunt for Declan Rice

DBasia.news – Manchester United’s ambition to obtain the services of Declan Rice would m ost likely fai. Chelsea became a stumbling block for the Red Devils to realize this transfer.

Manchester United’s need for a new defensive midfielder is inevitable. This sector proved to be their weak point throughout the 2021-2022 season.

Manchester United actually tried to bring Rice last summer. However, the English giants did not have enough funds after bringing in three big names, namely Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Rice is believed to be Manchester United’s main target next summer. The high value set by West Ham United as the owner will not dampen the steps of the city rivals, Manchester City.

Even so, Manchester United’s biggest challenge to bring Rice came from Chelsea. the Blues are one step ahead of signing the 23-year-old player.

Rice’s background as a Chelsea academy player is the main reason. According to the Daily Mail, he would rather return to Stamford Bridge than try his luck at Manchester United.

Even so, Manchester United’s opportunity to sign Rice is still possible. Chelsea have not given certainty to realize this transfer.

Chelsea already has a number of world-class defensive midfielders such as N’Golo Kante and Jorginho. The team from London had to sell one of them before bringing Rice.

The slick performance shown by Rice also opened up opportunities from other big clubs. This condition made Manchester United have to go all out to sign their targeted player.