Manchester United and Chelsea continue their pursuit of Sunderland's Noah Sadiq ahead of the summer transfer window.
Last December, Sports Witness broadcast news Manchester United and Chelsea have strong interest in the midfielder.
The Club World Cup winners had contacted Sunderland directly to find out the fee required to sign him.
He is a product of Anderlecht's academy and spent two years at Royal Union Saint-Gillois before joining Sunderland in July 2025.
Regis Le Bris The Belgian-born DR Congo international has been a regular feature this season and has made 29 appearances so far. He missed some matches for about a month due to his involvement in AFCON.
His Premier League statistics are as follows:
- Appearances: 27
- Start: 27
- Total minutes: 2,385
- Minutes per game: 88
- Interceptions per game: 1.1
- Tackles per game: 1.5
- Possession won (final third): 0.4
- Recovered balls per game: 3.3
- Clearance per game: 1.4
- Blocked shots per game: 0.4
Sunderland star leads PL duo
Journalist Sascha Tavolieri previously covered interest from Manchester United and Chelsea in December.
he took now xAccording to the report, first known via Twitter, Liam Rosenior's side have held new talks with Noah Sadiq's agent to renew their interest. Since then, Chelsea have been in constant discussions with his agent over a possible summer move.
The 21-year-old remains in a 'good position' on the Club World Cup winners' target list. in another post xHe provides more updates on Manchester United.
Tavolieri claims the Stamford Bridge club and Red Devils are 'currently frontrunners' to sign the Sunderland star.
Manchester United now sit third in the table, seven points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea, and face the Blues at Stamford Bridge later today.
Michael Carrick's side are in a good position to qualify for the Champions League, and that gives them an 'advantage' in the battle to sign the player. As things stand, Sadiq is undecided yet and sporting aspects will play a key role in his decision.
Contract, price and agent information
Noah Sadiki's contract is until 2030, and transfer market He is worth €30 million, the highest in his career so far.
In June 2024, he was valued at €4m and has been rising since then. The time remaining on his contract also put Sunderland in a comfortable position for potential negotiations.
Manchester United and Chelsea may have to spend more than €30m to convince Regis Le Bris's side to sell the player.
