Erik ten Hag is being met with resistance from the Manchester United hierarchy amid his interest in signing Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea.
Ten Hag coached Ziyech, 29, at Ajax and has identified the Morocco attacker as an alternative left-footed attacker to Antony, who has been priced out of a move by Ajax as he is valued at €80million.
Ziyech is under contract at Chelsea until 2025 and was an unused substitute in their opening weekend win at Everton. Also read: United not expecting Rashford departure despite PSG meeting United have largely backed Ten Hag's preference for targets familiar to him but Ziyech has been deemed an exception.
The club was happy to lodge an €8m bid for 33-year-old Bologna forward Marko Arnautovic last week. In what is becoming an increasingly desperate transfer window, it can be revealed United made an 11th-hour attempt to sign Timo Werner from Chelsea before he rejoined RB Leipzig for £25million.
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