Chelsea and Manchester United made attempts to sign AS Roma’s Kostas Manolas, reports Italian website Calciomercato. There were ‘many phone calls’ according to the claims.
The Serie A club are well aware of the interest from several clubs, and are already negotiating a new contract with the Greek international.
It’s reported a new contract is in the pipeline which will see the 25-year-old earning around €3m-€3.5m per season.
Calciomercato say Manolas will also have a release clause of €40m, and that clubs are already following him from the Premier League.
Serie A giants Juventus also reportedly showed concrete interest in Manolas, and could return for him in the future transfer windows.
Chelsea and Manchester United certainly won’t mind paying €40m for Manolas should they be genuinely interested in signing him.
