A childhood friendship that has seen them play together for the Chelsea Academy, as team mates for England and opponents at club level, could now be about to see Declan Rice and Mason Mount join forces at Manchester United.
Mail Sport reported on Wednesday that the Red Devils would look to steal a march on their rivals by launching a £55m bid for Chelsea star Mason Mount.
Just over 24 hours later, it has now been reported that Erik ten Hag's side have also joined the race to sign £100m rated West Ham skipper Rice.