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• Newcastle also linked with £50m-rated Brazilian

• Chelsea need to sell to help Xabi Alonso rebuild squad

Manchester United are targeting the Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos, who is valued in the region of £50m.

After missing out on Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes, United were forced to look elsewhere as they seek to rebuild their midfield under Michael Carrick, with Bournemouth’s Alex Scott also of interest to the club’s hierarchy. The Brazilian is behind Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández at Stamford Bridge and the Blues need to bring in funds in order to aide new head coach Xabi Alonso’s ambitions to strengthen.