English Premier League Giants Ready To Trigger Barcelona Wonderkid’s £43M Buyout Clause

• Gavi has so far made 13 appearances for Spanish club Barcelona in all competitions this season despite being a teenager
• The 17-year-old is on the radar of Premier League giants Liverpool who are looking to bolster the squad for next season
• Gavi’s contract with the Catalan club will lapse at the end of 2021 and discussions to extend it have reached an impasse

Premier League club Liverpool are reportedly monitoring Gavi’s situation and are prepared to trigger his £43million buyout clause, Daily Star reports.

The teenage sensation has shown what he is capable of doing and Liverpool are looking to take advantage of Barcelona’s current situation to snap up the teenager.

Many have linked Gavi’s style of play with that of the likes of Xavi and Andres Iniesta as he so far made 13 appearances in La Liga and 19 overall.

His contract with the Catalan club will lapse at the end of 2021 and discussions to extend it have reached an impasse, SunSport reports.

Xavi Tipped To Offload 3 Barcelona Stars After Releagation to Europa League

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Barcelona are currently seventh on the La Liga standings and their situation got worse having crashed out of the Champions League, bringing an end of 21 years of constant progression to the knockout stages of the competition.

And Gavi is indeed the subject of interest from Liverpool, but Barca are thought to be making a dramatic increase to his clause to fend off interest, with a sum of £840million being reported.

Maaa exodus looms at Camp Nou

And following their exit from the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, Barcelona manager Xavi is reportedly set to offload three players including goalkeeper ter Stegen.

Journalist Gerard Romero claims that offers will be entertained for ter Stegen, who was widely seen as one of the best goalkeepers on the planet just a few years ago.

Xavi is also open to seeing De Jong leave the club, with right-back Dest also potentially facing an uncertain future at Camp Nou just 18 months after joining the club.

Anxiety As Chelsea Consider Signing Leicester City Defender As Antonio Rudiger Replacement

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Chelsea eye Wesley Fofana as possible replacement for Rudiger

Legit.ng earlier reported that Premier League club Chelsea are reportedly considering a move for Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana due to the uncertain future of Antonio Rudiger at the Stamford Bridge.

The Blues are targeting the France U21 star who has been in impressive form since he joined the Foxes from St-Etienne in 2020.

Further reports have it that a number of Chelsea defenders are out of contract at the end of the season including Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva and Antonio Rudiger.