Roma willing to sacrifice Manchester United and Chelsea target Manu Koné to boost finances

Open menu

OneFootball's home page

Settings

Get French Football News

16 July 2026

Roma

are reportedly willing to part ways with

Manu Koné

(25) in order to shore up their finances and settle their dispute with UEFA, which recently fined them €6m for failing to comply with their settlement agreement, according to reports in

La Gazzetta dello Sport

Under contract until 2029, the Colombes-born player could bring in around €55m for the Italian club should he be transferred this summer. Any sale would be accompanied by savings on the Frenchman’s salary, estimated at €5.2m gross, and on the amortisation of his contract, amounting to €3.8m.

Should he leave, Manchester United appear to be the most keen suitors looking to secure Koné’s services, following his strong World Cup performance with France. Chelsea, who also seem to be interested in the midfielder, could soon go on the offensive themselves in an attempt to beat the Red Devils to the punch.

Having made 37 appearances across all competitions for the

Giallorossi

during the 2025-26 season, the former Toulouse FC player proved decisive on five occasions, scoring two goals and providing three assists.

GFFN

Léo Aschi

Chelsea make Manu Kone move after Manchester United target French midfielder

caughtoffside

Manu Kone: United step up efforts to sign Roma midfield dynamo

The Peoples Person

Manu Kone now likely to leave Roma, Chelsea compete with Man Utd

Get Italian Football News

Manchester United stalling offer for Manu Kone

RomaPress

The mistake Man Utd could make with Manu Kone as their missing midfield piece

Football365

Predicting which clubs the summer's biggest free agents will sign for

There are still some massive names who are set to become free agents in the summer, with some high-profile deals due to expire at the end of next month.As speculation...

Tottenham: Why James Maddison was not awarded a penalty against Leeds as Premier League issue statement

Spurs midfielder denied a big moment on his return from injuryThe Premier League has explained why Tottenham were not awarded a penalty in their draw against Leeds.As the clock ticked...

Bento's howler delays CR7's first title in Saudi Arabia 😱

An ugly mistake by Brazilian goalkeeper Bento prevented Al-Nassr from winning the Saudi League title this Tuesday.Cristiano Ronaldo’s team was leading 1-0 until the 53rd minute of the second half,...