Chelsea are set to increase their efforts to sign Argentina forward Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United but the 21-year-old will not be allowed to leave Old Trafford on the cheap. (Evening Standard)

Alejandro Garnacho has rejected an offer to leave Manchester United this summer as he holds out for a move to Chelsea, according to reports. Garnacho has long been destined to leave Manchester United after a falling out with Ruben Amorim at the end of last season.

Talks are advancing and Garnacho is close to getting the move he has been waiting for. The fee involved, at this stage, is unclear, though Chelsea are reluctant to go above the £

Chelsea have turned down a loan bid from Bayern Munich for French forward Christopher Nkunku, whose exit from Stamford Bridge is now reported to be in doubt. Bayern are back in pursuit of Nkunku after accepting defeat in their bid to sign Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade,

RB Leipzig are stepping up talks with Chelsea over a move for forward Christopher Nkunku. The discussions are for a permanent deal, with Nkunku open to the possibility of rejoining his former club and keen on a permanent transfer.

Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku has always been on Bayern’s long list of Florian Wirtz contingency plans for Bayern, and the German Rekordmeister’s pursuit of the French international has ramped up in recent weeks.