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Ben Chilwell’s future at Stamford Bridge is unclear as Manchester United eye a move for the left-back.

United are said to be keen to bring in further competition for Luke Shaw at Old Trafford. However, former Blues’ left-back Wayne Bridge believes Chilwell should remain at Stamford Bridge this summer.

“If Ben does well, then he’s still got a chance of remaining at Chelsea. There’s not an abundance of left-backs out there and Ben’s a great one.”

Asked about whether Marc Cucurella is good enough to be Chelsea’s first choice, he added: “I believe they’ll have to buy a new one if Ben Chilwell was to leave. Marc did really well at Brighton, he’s done okay for Spain, but it hasn’t really worked out for him at Chelsea really.

“It’s hard, when you move clubs, to continue playing as well as you have been. You can play in different formations and you’re playing with different players. Just because you’ve done really well for one club doesn’t mean that you’re going to automatically click within another.

“It doesn’t always go that way. If the decision was mine, out of the two I’d be keeping Ben Chilwell.”