Manchester United have set the asking price for Chelsea target Kobe Maino

Manchester United will demand a fee of around £70m to offload midfielder Kobe Maino, a report says.

United have failed to make progress in contract talks with Maino, who remains on a £20,000-a-week contract he signed in February 2023, and pressure has been mounting on the Red Devils over the shock claim that… Chelsea be’Race driving“For a young midfielder.

This was later claimed Chelsea could move for Maino this month If the 19-year-old shows interest in a move to Stamford Bridge.

For United to agree to A salebut, woman It is reported that they will have to be offered a fee of around £70m.

united They have no desire to sell Maino, whose contract runs until 2027 and includes a one-year extension clause, but are aware of the huge financial boost that comes from selling an academy graduate like Maino for a pure profit.

Concerns over profit and sustainability rules in the Premier League have left United open to any of their players, although that does not mean allowing valuable assets such as Maino, Alejandro Garnacho, Lenny Euro and Rasmus Hoglund to leave cheaply.

In fact, United are hoping to tie Maino down to a big new contract as reward for his emergence as a key first-team player, although their first offer is believed to have left the teenager out.unhappy“.

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