11 Nov 2021 15:32:53
Hi Ed, reports come from italy today saying Kessie wants too much money for a re-sign with Milan, and they could look to sell in January. Is this possible, and is United a club potentially interested, with the midfield looking to be the next area we make signings (with departures of Pogba, and potentially others on the horizon)?

Thank you.

{Ed002's Note - Franck Kessié (CM) Efforts are being made to secure a new contract, but the issue is over the wages continues with Milan struggling. Could potentially be sold but I expect agreement to be reached eventually else there will be a lot of interest with Juventus looking to meet his demands. Interest of Mr Mourinho at Spurs and now Roma remains. Spurs also want him as an Ndombele replacement but the player remains keen to move to Chelsea to eventually replace Kante - but Chelsea turned down the offer from his agent initially although a proposal is on the table that would suit both clubs and the player. Conte may press Spurs to add him. His agent has also approached Manchester United and PSG but both sides would need to move a player on in order to add Kessie - but both are interested. An option may exist with Barcelona considering a deal for Kessie that will involve Umtiti. His agent has also spoken with Liverpool and Leicester who may be interested in agreeing a pre-contract in January but both have preferred targets.}

1.) 11 Nov 2021
11 Nov 2021 16:25:29
Thanks for the detailed answer Ed!

2.) 12 Nov 2021
12 Nov 2021 03:43:37
But the real question is can kessie displace McFred as a starter?
Ole disagrees.

3.) 13 Nov 2021
13 Nov 2021 12:31:23
Anyone with half a football brain knows Kessie is a better player than Fred. Unfortunately Ole doesn’t fall into that category.