Real Madrid and Barcelona reportedly enter battle for Russian-Armenian player Arsen Zakharyan.
According tp SPORT, Barça are monitoring the player, who has a contract until 2024, but Real Madrid and Chelsea are also following the attacking midfielder.
The 19-year-old midfielder is widely regarded as one of the most exciting prospects to be coming through in Russian football and has been on the radars of several top clubs already.
Chelsea came very close to signing him in the recently concluded transfer window and are still interested in securing his services when the next opportunity presents itself.
However, they will now have to contend with additional interest from Barcelona, while the Catalans’ arch-rivals Real Madrid are also keen on signing Zakharyan.