{"id":380657,"date":"2026-01-20T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/380657\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:17:12","slug":"chelsea-set-to-hijack-man-utd-and-liverpool-transfer-with-bigger-bid-football-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/380657\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea ‘set to hijack’ Man Utd and Liverpool transfer with bigger bid | Football | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Daily Mail<\/a>, both Liverpool<\/a> and United have tabled offers for the young talent. However, Chelsea<\/a> are now said to be entering the fray, ready to outbid their rivals. Alao, who made his first-team debut this season, has been offered his first professional contract by Wednesday. Yet, he is hesitating over committing to Hillsborough, leaving the door open for other clubs.<\/p>\n

While Liverpool’s bid remains undisclosed, it’s reported that United have put forward around \u00a3400,000 plus significant add-ons. Chelsea, on the other hand, are believed to be considering an offer of \u00a3600,000, along with substantial performance-related bonuses.<\/p>\n

The youngster’s decision will hinge on the career opportunities each interested club can provide. His rise at Wednesday comes amidst a period of instability for the club.<\/p>\n

The Owls were placed into administration last October and have since been hit with an 18-point deduction by the EFL. Financial difficulties have resulted in unpaid wages and a reliance on youth players to fulfil their Championship fixtures.<\/p>\n

A consortium spearheaded by James Bord is now the preferred bidder, bringing a takeover one step closer to fruition. The process is currently awaiting final approval.<\/p>\n

Alao made his senior debut in the FA Cup<\/a> third round tie against Brentford<\/a> earlier this month, and was subsequently named in the starting line-up for the Championship fixture against Portsmouth last weekend.<\/p>\n

Liverpool’s transfer window has been relatively quiet thus far, with only defender Mor Talla Ndiaye joining the ranks. The 18-year-old is expected to link up with the club’s U21 team as he continues his progression.<\/p>\n

Speculation surrounds the futures of players such as Curtis Jones and Federico Chiesa<\/a>. To date, the only confirmed departure is young talent James Norris, who transferred to Shelbourne on New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to the Daily Mail, both Liverpool and United have tabled offers for the young talent. However, Chelsea…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[219,398,29563,14556,59,708,134,1767,1577,42520,1441,79459,79457,101,56,54,55,144476],"class_list":["post-380657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-chelsea","tag-chelsea-fc","tag-chelsea-news","tag-chelsea-transfer-news","tag-gb","tag-liverpool","tag-liverpool-fc","tag-liverpool-transfer-news","tag-man-utd","tag-man-utd-transfer-news","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-sheffield-wednesday","tag-sheffield-wednesday-fc","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-yisa-alao"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}