Manchester City have REJECTED a bid from Chelsea for Cole Palmer for £35M

Manchester City have REJECTED a bid from Chelsea for Cole Palmer for £35M.

Elsewhere, Wolves are closing in on signing Paraguayan winger Enso Gonzalez on a £5m deal as they look to continue their rebuild under Gary O’Neil and Nottingham Forest are in talks over a deal for Fenerbahce striker Michy Batshuayi after the former Chelsea man missed out on a move to the midlands club late on deadline day last year.

Palmer has reportedly been included in a list of promising young players that the Blues hope will bolster their assault before the transfer market closes on Friday, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.

Palmer, an England under-21 international who was born in Manchester, was forced to wait diligently for Pep Guardiola to give him playing time, but he recently showed the Spaniard that he was worth the wait by rewarding him with a man-of-the-match achievement and a goal against Sevilla in City’s Super Cup victory in Athens a fortnight ago.

Uncertainty surrounds whether City will consider bids for one of their most highly regarded young players, but Chelsea intends to make a full-court press for the wide forward over the next 48 hours.

Meanwhile, Manchester United hope to solve their left-back issue after both Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia sustained injuries. With three days left in the window Erik ten Hag is hoping to bring in a short-term replacement.