Chelsea given major boost in pursuit of Gianluigi Donnarumma as Man Utd refuse to be drawn into bidding war for star No1

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MANCHESTER UNITED will not get involved in a bidding war for Gianluigi Donnarumma.And that leaves the door open for Chelsea and Manchester City to try and lure the Italian.Shutterstock EditorialGianluigi Donnarumma is yet to commit to Paris Saint-Germain[/caption]Play Dream Team now!Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 seasonFree to playOver £100,000 in total prize moneyPlay in Mini Leagues against your matesSubmit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize drawPlay via Dream Team’s app or website today!Goalkeeper Donnarumma’s contract stand-off with Paris Saint-Germain has raised the prospect he might be available this summer.The Euro 2020 winner, 26, has one year left on his deal with the Champions League winners.And he is seeking a significant mark-up on his £210,000-a-week Parc des Princes wages.But United refuse to be forced into paying top dollar — meaning they will not rival neighbours City and Chelsea as potential Premier League contenders for his signature.City may lose No 1 Ederson and could be reluctant to make new signing James Trafford, 22, his full-time replacement.The former Burnley star cost the Cityzens a record fee for a British goalkeeper.This means that they have paid more to bring back Trafford than Everton‘s £30million for Jordan Pickford back in 2017.The transfer has also taken City boss Pep Guardiola‘s spending to over €2billion (£1.73bn) during his managerial career.SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOINUnless there is an unexpected change of stance, United seem set to go into the new campaign with Andre Onana as first choice between the sticks.The Red Devils did make an approach to Aston Villa to take Argentine World Cup winner Emi Martinez on loan. But that was knocked back and the Old Trafford outfit have now shelved their interest.That leaves Onana in pole position to start the season opener against Arsenal on August 17 — as long as his hamstring injury eases in time.If he has not recovered from his injury in time, then Ruben Amorim could have to rely on either Altay Bayindir or Tom Heaton.TRANSFER NEWS LIVE – KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST FROM A BUSY SUMMER WINDOW