Man Utd contract rebel Tahith Chong, 20, gets dropped off at training by his dad as stars prepare for Spain trip
TAHITH CHONG arrived for training on Saturday as speculation mounted over his future at Manchester United. Dropped off by his dad at Carrington, SunSport understands the winger to be wanted by Serie A giants Juventus, who are willing to pay a stunning £2million signing-on fee if he joins as a free agent. United remain determined […]
TAHITH CHONG arrived for training on Saturday as speculation mounted over his future at Manchester United.
Dropped off by his dad at Carrington, SunSport understands the winger to be wanted by Serie A giants Juventus, who are willing to pay a stunning £2million signing-on fee if he joins as a free agent.
United remain determined to secure the 20-year-old winger’s future at Old Trafford and talks should take place in the coming fortnight.
Inter Milan are also thought to be keen on swooping for Chong with his contract expiring in June.
The team are not in action until February 17 and this weekend will travel to Spain for a training camp to see out the second half of their winter break.
Also on offer in Turin is a £35,000-a-week wage, echoing Juve’s attempts to nab wonderkid Paul Pogba from the Red Devils in 2012.
French midfielder Pogba will not travel to Spain for the warm weather camp due to fitness issues amid rumours over his own future.
Injured first-teamers Marcus Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe and Lee Grant also miss out while newboy Odion Ighalo will stay in England.
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Having just arrived for Shanghai Shenhua, the Nigerian has been advised not to travel given the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak in China.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explained to MUTV: “Odion will stay in Manchester, because he arrived from China in the last 14 days.
“Because of the situation in China, we’re not sure if he’d be allowed back into England if he leaves the country again, so he’s staying here working with a personal coach, individual programme and his family then can settle in England as well. That’s a plus.
“Of course he might have liked to have come with the players and got to know them, but the risk [being stuck in Spain], we don’t want to take that.”
