Chelsea & Man Utd Chase ‘New Neymar’ For £24m

Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are all keen on signing Santos star, Gabriel Barbosa, who has been dubbed the 'new Neymar' in Brazil.

The striker's contract is set to expire in 18 months and there are reports claiming that the Premier League trio are keen on lining up summer moves the youngster.

The Brazil U20 international, who has nine goals in 37 senior appearances for Santos, has a release clause of £40million, but it is understood that a bid of around £24m would be enough to secure his signature.

Bundesliga outfit, Wolfsburg, have also been showing interest in Barbosa, but it isBarcelona who apparently leading the race for the 18-year-old.

The Catalan giants purchased flamboyant forward Neymar from Santos over a year ago and managed to include a 'first-rights' clause for Gabriel in the deal.

This means that Jose Mourinho, Louis Van Gaal and Arsene Wenger will have their work cut out at the end of the season.

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