Chelsea are in pole position to sign Barcelona youngster Xavier Mbuyamba, a central defender who has earned comparisons with Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk.
Mbuyamba only joined Barcelona from MVV Maastricht last summer but his agent is already searching for the best top side to continue his development.
Whether Barca let him leave remains to be seen but Chelsea appear to have already put in some solid groundwork to tempt the 18-year-old to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues are apparently Mbuyamba's first choice shoud he depart the Nou Camp, after impressing the defender with a presentation which showed him a clear pathway to Frank Lampard’s first-team squad within two seasons. "Almost all major clubs in Europe have asked about Xavier,"
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