Ex-Chelsea scout reveals Blues nearly signed Manchester United defender
A former Chelsea scout has revealed that the Blues came close to signing a now-Manchester United defender before he made the move to Old Trafford.
Five seasons ago, right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka was making waves in the Crystal Palace XI, playing 35 games in the 2018-19 Premier League season to establish himself as one of the country's most promising full-backs.
Wan-Bissaka's displays in an Eagles jersey convinced Man United to splash out £47m on his signature in the summer of 2019, since when the 26-year-old has contributed two goals and 13 assists in 185 games for the Red Devils.
Consistency and fitness has been hard to come by for Wan-Bissaka in recent times, and his attacking qualities are often criticised, but he has been regarded as one of the best one-on-one defenders in the Premier League while at the Theatre of Dreams.
Man United recently activated an extension in Wan-Bissaka's deal to keep him at the club until the summer of 2025, but the former England youth international could have ended up sporting the jersey of one of the Red Devils' Big Six rivals.
Chelsea chose Reece James over Wan-BissakaSpeaking to the Rising Ballers YouTube channel, ex-Chelsea scout Yousuf Sajjad revealed that Wan-Bissaka was on Chelsea's radar, but the Blues ultimately decided to stick with academy product and future captain Reece James.
«At the time, it was an area we had players who were going to be potentially moving on up the age groups. Then it became about who is the best option from a long-term standpoint. That was when it became a discussion about was it worth going and investing that amount of money in a position where we have Reece James,» Sajjad said.
«To be fair, the choice was made that we would stick with Reece James. In
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