Cast your mind all the way to, well, this morning, and you may remember a report from Spanish newspaper AS which stated Manchester United are ‘beating’ Chelsea as the clubs apparently tussle to sign Saúl Ñiguez.
To be clear, the Spanish newspaper stated: ‘The club with the most ballots at the moment is Manchester United, who are beating Chelsea.’
The story has rumbled on throughout the day, and now AS have published a fresh article in which they state: ‘The best placed to take over his services seems to be Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea.’
The initial article had presented a move to the Premier League as ‘imminent’ for the Atletico Madrid midfielder, although now it’s explained Los Rojiblancos are still looking for a destination and if that’s to be Chelsea then further sales will be needed at Stamford Bridge.
On top of that, Jules Kounde is thought to be the club’s next priority.
