Renato Sanches has struggled to cement a first team place since his move to Bayern (Picture: Getty)

Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti has given the green light to the possible sale of Renato Sanches.

The German champions beat off strong competition from Manchester United to clinch the £30million signing of the Euro 2016 winner last summer but the 20-year-old has struggled to cement a place in Bayern’s starting XI.

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While United appear to have dropped their interest in the box-to-box midfielder, Chelsea and Liverpool have reportedly entered the running and will have been encouraged by Ancelotti’s latest comments.

‘If he stays, I’m satisfied. If he goes, it’s okay no problem,’ the former Chelsea manager said ahead of Bayern’s Bundesliga opener against Werder Bremen on Saturday.


Liverpool failed to land their main midfield target Naby Keita (Picture: Getty)



Renato Sanches' Bundesliga 2016/17 stats Appearances 17 Starts 6 Yellow cards 3 Assists 0 Goals 0 Share

The Portuguese starlet burst onto the scene last summer but has been relegated to the Under-21 squad due to a lack of playing time.

He remains highly rated around Europe, however, and has attracted interest from the likes of AC Milan.

Liverpool have been in the market for a new central midfielder, making RB Leipzig’s Naby Keita a priority target, and Sanches could represent an astute alternative.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are still looking to bolster their central midfield despite having replaced Nemanja Matic with Tiemoue Bakayoko.

Antonio Conte has so far failed to agree a fee with Leicester for Danny Drinkwater with the two clubs said to be £10m apart in their valuation of the England international.

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