Could Chelsea hijack Manchester United over Marcel Sabitzer deal on Deadline Day?
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Chelsea and Manchester United are both "in" for Marcel Sabitzer, with the latter looking to complete the deal quickly.
That's according to one German journalist, who says that the Bayern Munich midfielder is moving closer to completing a move to the Premier League. Sabitzer followed Julian Nagelsmann to the Allianz Arena from RB Leipzig but has struggled to establish himself in the Bavarians' first-team plans.
Christian Eriksen has been ruled out potentially for the rest of the season following an injury to his ankle, meaning that Sabitzer has come onto Manchester United's radar.
Sabitzer has not been in Bayern Munich's plans this season (Image credit: Getty Images)
But now, Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany says despite Manchester United being "in pole position" to land the Austrian, Chelsea are "in" for him.
"Player has arrived [at] the airport in Munich now!" Plettenberg tweeted earlier.
Chelsea could be otherwise engaged today, anyway. A deal for Enzo Fernandez is apparently still being worked on, with the Benfica midfielder given permission to have a medical with the west Londoners.
The deal could be the biggest Premier League transfer ever, topping over £100 million.
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It's thought that any transfer involving Sabitzer will just be a loan until the end of the season.
Sabitzer is valued by Transfermarkt to be worth €20m.
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