Chelsea & Arsenal join Man Utd in £35m battle as Edu faces Timber decision

A new summer transfer target has emerged for Arsenal and Chelsea, although Manchester United have already made the early move

Chelsea and Arsenal have both entered the race to sign AS Monaco star Axel Disasi, although Manchester United hold the advantage, according to a new report. The French defender made 49 appearances last season in which he scored an impressive six goals from the back in a turbulent Ligue 1 campaign for Monaco where they finished sixth.

Erik ten Hag's men are desperate for a new centre-back addition and identified Disasi as an option earlier this year. Kim Min-jae, who was United's top target, is on the verge of joining Bayern Munich from Napoli which could result in United accelerating their interest in Disasi, especially now that Chelsea and Arsenal are eyeing a move.

According to RMC journalist Fabrice Hawkins, United are yet to make a formal offer but will speak to the player soon. His update adds that Arsenal are showing some interest, alongside Chelsea who have Kalidou Koulibaly on the verge of leaving to sign for Al Hilal.

Although, the Blues may already have his replacement in Levi Colwill who is being readied for the first-team picture after a superb loan spell at Brighton. Permanent interest has since arrived from the Seagulls for the young Englishman, but Chelsea have zero plans to let him leave.

Selling Folarin Balogun and Kieran Tierney could go some way into making several marquee moves possible, but a second midfield acquisition is more likely than a defensive one. Southampton's Romeo Lavia, like at Chelsea, is being considered in north London with Granit Xhaka and now Thomas Partey looking set to move on.

That same midfield plan is also likely in motion at Stamford Bridge with N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic as two departures on the cards. Kante's move to Al Ittihad has already been confirmed while the Blues have reached a £30million agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of Kovacic.

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