Chelsea will reportedly attempt to hijack Pedro's move to Man United after the 28-year-old put a time limit on Louis van Gaal securing his signature.
The Daily Mail report that Jose Mourinho was considering the player earlier this summer but wasn't sure but he is now ready to step up his interest in the Spain international with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich also keen.
Despite that, United are still in pole position for the winger after agreeing personal terms yesterday with Ed Woodward still in Barcelona negotiating a fee with the Catalan giants.
Pedro has reportedly increased the pressure on the Red Devils after stating that they have three days to complete his Old Trafford move before he considers other offers, which would open the door for United's rivals.
Pedro has a £22m release clause in his contract, but a potential move by Chelsea could make life difficult for Manchester United to cut a deal for the World Cup winner. Man City have also expressed an interest and could yet join the race.
Here's the rest of Wednesday's Transfer Gossip:
Manchester City will splash out £88m to complete the double signing of Wolfsburg midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi.
Chelsea will consider making a £40m offer to sign Everton's 21-year-old centre-back John Stones after a third bid of £30m was rejected by the Toffees.
- Guardian
The new offer could see Chelsea send Victor Moses or Bertrand Traore on loan to Goodison as part of the deal.
Arsenal could secure the signing of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema after Los Blancos decided that the 27-year-old would be allowed to leave for a fee of £50m.
West Brom have told Tottenham that they will need to offer £25m to sign 22-year-old striker Saido Berahino after rejecting a £18m bid for the England international.
- Independent
Fenerbahce will offer John Terry a bumper £2.5m annual salary to make the 34-year-old the latest Premier League player to head for Turkey.
Former QPR midfielder Joey Barton is set to finally secure a club and join Championship side Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.
- The Sun (Sub required to view)
