The Blues tried to sign the Frenchman from Crystal Palace last summer, but their efforts were thwarted by the south Londoners.

Chelsea were prepared to trigger his £35m release clause, but Palace were able to convince the winger to pen a new contract.

Olise's release clause has now increased to around £60m, but that option is only valid to Champions League clubs this summer.

Hence, the Blues will need to pay a higher fee and Daily Mail claim that they could offer between £60-70m for his services.

United are also admirers of the highly-rated winger, but they are not in a position to spend without player sales at the moment.

The Red Devils will start with a pre-sales budget of around £50m and may not want to spend most of the fee up front on Olise.

Olise had an injury-plagued season with Palace last term. He was still impressive with 16 goal contributions in 19 games.

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