Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United have been linked with Manu Kone, but it seems that the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder wants to move to Graham Potter’s Chelsea or Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid in the summer transfer window.
In January 2023, Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on Twitter that Liverpool and Newcastle are among the clubs who are keen on signing Kone.
Romano added that Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in the 21-year-old French midfielder.
The journalist said that Liverpool, Newcastle, Bayern and PSG all are following the youngster with a view to a move in the summer transfer window.
And now it has emerged that Kone is dreaming of a move to Chelsea or Real Madrid.
Liverpool target Manu Kone dreams of Chelsea transfer
Bild journalist Christian Falk has told CaughtOffside that youngster would love to join Chelsea or Madrid.
Falk said: “Manu Koné is a player every league has an eye on (his contract is still until 2025).
“Everybody knows there that there is a big chance for other clubs to get him, so that’s why they’ve come up with this price-tag.
“£26.6m sounds like a crazy amount in England with the pound valuation and in Germany you say it’s €30m, which sounds normal for such a player.
“PSG also has an eye on him. We’ve asked him about his future and he told us that it would be interesting to play with Kylian Mbappé (but they can always play together in the national team). He’s been always dreaming of two clubs: one is Real Madrid and the other is Chelsea!
“Kone brought up Chelsea because he was a big fan of Didier Drogba, which explains his fascination with the London-based club. There’s nothing concrete at the moment but you see that he’s potentially going to leave in the summer.
“He’s already talking openly about new clubs and you see he’s interested in England, and there are many clubs that would be on the table. With Chelsea, he’s put another one himself in.”
Stats
Manu Kone has scored one goal and given one assist in 22 Bundesliga appearances for Borussia Monchengladbach for far this season.
The 21-year-old midfielder has also played once in the DFB-Pokal this campaign.
Last season, the youngster made 25 starts and one substitute appearance in the league.
Kone scored two goals in those matches.
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