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Chelsea, who have already been linked with a move for two Barcelona defenders in the current window – centre-back Frenkie de Jeng and full-back Sergio Dest – are reportedly interested in a third player currently on the Catalan club’s book, Gavi.
They are hoping to take advantage of the fact that talks about a new deal for Gavi at the Nou Camp have been dragging on for months without resolution and the fact the release clause for the 17-year old is comparatively low at £42 million.
They know that they will be able to offer Gavi, who is already a full Spanish salary, a considerable boost to his current £1,600 a week youth team salary.
They are likely to face intense competition though – Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all reported to be tracking his situation.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.