MANCHESTER CITY and Chelsea face an uphill fight to sign young Lyon winger Bradley Barcola.
Paris Saint-Germain are closing in on a £50million deal for the 20-year-old, who is suddenly on the radar of both Premier League big-spenders.
Lyon will sell and PSG see Frenchman Barcola as a major part of their revolution without Lionel Messi and Neymar.
Chelsea are interested after their failure to land Michael Olise from Crystal Palace, while City are weighing up some new additions.
Meanwhile Blues midfield ace Conor Gallagher, linked with Palace and Tottenham, wants to stay put.
And Chelsea are ready to join the fight for another top European youngster.
Real Valladolid right-back Ivan Fresneda, 18, has also been linked with Arsenal and Barcelona.
But Leeds’ Tyler Adams is tipped to sign for Bournemouth after Chelsea pulled the plug on a deal for the USA ace.
The Blues’ interest waned after their £165m double swoop for two of the most in-demand midfielders in England.
Chelsea beat Liverpool to both £115m Brighton powerhouse Moises Caicedo and £50m Southampton teenager Romeo Lavia.
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Mauricio Pochettino has appeared to identify his engine room as the main area for improving when he arrived at Stamford Bridge this summer.
Midfieldes Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount and N’Golo Kante all departed Chelsea in the current transfer window.
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