Erik ten Hag looks set to become the next permanent manager of Manchester United, and has reportedly told Richard Arnold and co on the Red Devils board that he would like Chelsea target Aurelien Tchouameni as his first transfer signing in a major rebuild of the squad.
football.london reported in January that Chelsea have spent more time keeping an eye on the 22-year-old than any other club. The Monaco star has just over two years remaining on his contract at Stade Louis II and is being strongly linked with an exit in the summer. Real Madrid with their ageing midfield are highly interested in the Nations League winner whilst the Blues are in for Monaco's No.8 for the same reason.
Chelsea currently have N'Golo Kante and Jorginho, who are 31 and 30 respectively, whose futures at the club are uncertain. The Blues duo both see their contracts at Stamford Bridge expire at the end of next season and could look to move away from west London in the upcoming summer transfer window. Therefore it's no wonder that both Tchouameni and West Ham star Declan Rice top Thomas Tuchel's wish list for the new owners to fulfil in their first transfer window in charge since the Roman Abramovich era came to an end after the sanctioning.
