Mount joins Bellingham and Kane on Man Utd's summer transfer wish list

Stuart Telford

• 9 Mar 2023 14:58 GMT
• 3 min read

Manchester United want to sign Mason Mount, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane next summer, but they can't afford all three as things stand.

The Glazer family are in the process of selling the club, with bids from Qatar's Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and one of the UK's richest men Sir Jim Ratcliffe the frontrunners.

But until a buy-out is agreed, United's transfer budget is unlikely to stretch to all three players.

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Tottenham Hotspur chairman Dan Levy priced Manchester City out of a move for Kane the summer before last, whilst it is understood Borussia Dortmund want at least €100m for Bellingham.

"That could make Mount, who is in a standoff with Chelsea over extending his contract before it expires in the summer of 2024, a more affordable option," according to The Guardian.

"United are looking at alternatives and could rival Liverpool for Mount. The 24-year-old's talks with Chelsea over a new deal have hit a brick wall and the club could look to sell him. Mount could be available for about £50m."

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Mount-ing probability

Mount is rated at €73.5m (£65.2m) by FootballTransfers' in-house algorithm, but his contract situation means he could be picked up for less.

Chelsea agreed fresh terms with Mount's fellow academy graduate Reece James in September, but Mount has endured a dip in form at precisely the wrong time for his contract negotiations.

Todd Boehly and the new Chelsea ownership are also understood to be loath to see players leave on a free rather than cash in, at a diminished price, the summer before a Bosman is possible.

Chelsea lost Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen on free transfers to Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively last summer, and it is not a situation Boehly wants to see repeated.