Manchester City looking to beat Chelsea to the signing of 22-year-old by offering swap deal.

Manchester City looking to beat Chelsea to the signing of 22-year-old by offering swap deal.

 Manchester City looking to beat Chelsea to the signing of 22-year-old by offering swap dealManchester City are looking to beat Chelsea to the signing of Matthijs de Ligt by offering a potential swap deal. 

Chelsea had been linked with a move to sign De Ligt, as Thomas Tuchel plans to bolster his defence after losing two of his star players. Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger have both already left the club, and according to Calcio Mercato, De Ligt is one of Chelsea’s number one targetHowever, the report also adds that Manchester City are interested in the 22-year-old, and are willing to offer Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ilkay Gundogan in exchange for De Ligt.