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Manchester United target Ben Chilwell is reportedly on the radar of Europa League rivals Fenerbahce.
The Red Devils are on the lookout for left back options as Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia continue to slowly recover from their fitness issues.
While both players aim to be back later this month and Malacia actually played his first minutes in well over a year versus Huddersfield Town for the under 21s earlier this week, strengthening the left back position is still thought to be high up United’s priority list.
Alphonso Davies, Milos Kerkez and Rayan Aït-Nouri have been discussed in the media as potential options for United.
Chelsea’s out-of-favour fullback, Ben Chilwell, has also been touted as an option for the Red Devils with some reports claiming that the England international is “top of United’s list” to strengthen their left back position.
Turkish outlet A Spor report that United may face a fierce rival for the signature of the Englishman however.
They state that “one of the players that Fenerbahçe is closely interested in is Ben Chilwell.”
“The experienced left-back decided to leave Chelsea for good because he could not find a chance to play.”
“It is reported that the 27-year-old star, who is said to want to go to the right club for him in January, is also being followed by some teams from the Premier League in addition to Fenerbahçe.”
Another factor in the Turkish giant’s favour is that the player is allegedly open to working with Jose Mourinho.
It seems rather debatable United would seriously consider making a move for Chilwell as he was reportedly offered to the club in the summer but they refused to take up the option to sign him.
In addition, the profile of full back that United will target in the future will probably radically change due to new manager Ruben Amorim’s preference to use wing backs in a 3-4-3 formation.