Fiorentina 'willing to sell £60m rated Chiesa amid Man Utd & Chelsea interest'

Manchester United and Chelsea have been given a boost in their pursuit of Federico Chiesa, with his club Fiorentina admitting they are willing to sell him at the right price.

United have long admired the Italy international and scouted the £60m rated winger as recently as February.

However, Chelsea's interests have also grown in recent weeks and the Premier League duo will have to battle each other as well as Serie A giants Juventus and Inter Milan to land the 22-year-old.

Fiorentina's owner Rocco Commisso admitted he would not stand in the way of Chiesa, whose father Enrico was also an Italy star, should he wish to leave.

However he also insisted that the player has shown no intent of departing the Serie A side who were struggling in 13th before the coronavirus brought a halt to football across Europe.

'We had a meeting before Christmas if I'm not mistaken,' Commisso told Radio Bruno Toscana.

'If he wants to go then I'm sorry, but we'd accommodate him providing the offer is fair. We must also see what he's worth.

'[His price] may have dropped since last year. It must suit everyone, although there's a chance that he'll stay.

'I haven't offered Federico anything. There hasn't been a proposal, it's fake news. The important thing is that a player wants to stay.

'Many players have understood that Fiorentina are aiming high. I don't want to put anything in Chiesa's mouth, he's a very good lad.

He can play across the front three but prefers to operate wide on the right, a position which Solskjaer is likely to strengthen.

United have also noted that the player has already undertaken English lessons.