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Manchester United may have failed to gain a real advantage on Chelsea in the summer transfer race for Declan Rice amid the Red Devils' decision not to allow Jesse Lingard his dream West Ham transfer.

Chelsea are set to ramp up their chase of Rice at the end of the 2021-22 campaign, understands, but it will not be an easy deal to complete.

"While those moves won't happen today bar a miracle, they are names that indicate Chelsea could be in for a busy summer," Chelsea writer Scott Trotter said in his deadline day Q&A.

"Kounde and Rice in particularly will solve problems that won't be resolved by the summer, but won't come cheap."

However, both Manchester United and Manchester City are also thought to be very interested in signing the 23-year-old and whatever fee is paid for him, it's sure to be a hefty one.

The Red Devils however have missed a key opportunity to gain a substantial advantage over Thomas Tuchel's side heading into the second transfer window of 2022.

Lingard, 29, has been hoping for a January move away from Old Trafford since the start of the new year but despite early optimism for a Newcastle move, any loan deal looked to be off the table heading into the final 24 hours of the transfer window.

Then came West Ham's interest, and despite initial talks in the