According to a source, Chelsea and Manchester United are now in competition to sign Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo.

However, Tottenham, a Premier League foe, has withdrawn from the competition to acquire the French center-back.

Chelsea and Manchester United are competing to recruit Jean-Clair Todibo of Nice.

Tottenham has given up trying to sign Todibo, a center-back.

Because of the club’s injury crisis, Chelsea is in a desperate search for a new defender as Mauricio Pochettino looks to expand his alternatives.

Full-backs Reece James, Marc Cucurella, and Ben Chilwell are all out of action due to injuries, as is Trevoh Chalobah and Wesley Fofana. 

Reporter Fabrizio Romano claims that the Blues and Man Utd compete to sign 23-year-old Todibo.

However, the source indicates that a contract between the North London club and the Ligue 1 star has “collapsed,” so the two clubs won’t have to fight Tottenham for his signature.

Spurs attempted to sign the two-cap France international, but they were unable to agree and are now searching elsewhere.

Spurs needed a center defender after Cristian Romero’s injury on Christmas Eve, so they were eager to sign Todibo this month.

Romano, the transfer guru, says Given that they had reached a deal on “personal terms to sign Genoa center-back Radu Dragusin,” Ange Postecoglou’s team may have already moved on.

Todibo, who arrived in Nice from Barcelona in 2021, is valued at £35 million and has a contract that expires in 2027. 

After making 46 appearances for Nice in all competitions during the previous season, he has started fourteen games this season. 

After acquiring a 25% stake in United recently, Sir Jim Ratcliffe is eager to bring in new players to bolster Erik ten Hag’s faltering team.

And his other football-related investment With Todibo’s signature, United might quickly align with Nice, which is owned by his business INEOS.