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Premier League rivals Manchester United are reportedly interested in Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic and various reports claim Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is willing to let the 28-year-old leave Chelsea if he secures the signing of Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko.

A report on Metro UK now claims Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has told Chelsea that he wants to know whether a deal for Nemanja Matic is possible within the next 48 hours.

According to Metro UK, Mourinho believes Chelsea are ‘stringing him along’ with Matic and is now demanding an answer from the Blues over the midfielder’s availability.

Matic was a key player for Chelsea as the Blues cruised to the Premier League title last season and I really wonder if selling a key player like Matic to a Premier League rival is the right thing to do.