Man Utd ‘want Federico Chiesa transfer but face £90m fight for Juventus and Italy winger from arch-rivals Liverpool’
MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly interested in signing Juventus star Federico Chiesa.
The Italian winger is valued at £90million however it is believed that there is a host of European clubs looking at him.
The Red Devils want have been monitoring the situation at the Serie A club after the Italian giants were given a huge 15-point penalty for orchestrating a transfer scam over three seasons.
This could lead to a move for Chiesa, according to .
The Old Trafford side could see the Italy international as an upgrade on Jadon Sancho.
Should they sign Chiesa, it would free up in-form Marcus Rashford to become a specialised striker and play through the middle.
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Although United will have to fight off competition from Liverpool.
The same source has suggested that the Reds view the 25-year-old as a potential replacement for star attacker Mohamed Salah.
Chiesa has recently recovered from an ACL injury that he picked up last year.
And is starting to look capable of replicating his best form, having scored for the first time this season against Monza in the Coppa Italia.
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Juventus face a battle to qualify for the Champions League next season and miss out on the financial benefits that the competition brings due to their points penalty.
The Turin-based side is 14 points off the pace of Lazio and Inter Milan, who sit on 37 points in 3rd and 4th place respectively.
Juventus' new CEO Maurizio Scanavino had admitted that the club is trying to appeal the penalty.
He said: "We consider this sentence absolutely unjust and unfair.
"In the coming days we await the reasons, which should arrive by the end of the month, but we will certainly appeal to CONI [Italian Federation of Football] to support our positions, which are very solid and clear, and which had already been successfully accepted in the ordinary process.
"The club is already organizing the defence and the appeal to CONI for a sentence that inevitably influences – and immediately – also the club's transfer market.”