Manchester Metropolis are curious about signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Barrios, in keeping with Caught Offside.

The 21-year-old has impressed while enjoying for Diego Simeone’s aspect in La Liga this season and he has attracted the eye of a number of groups.

Metropolis might be joined within the race for Barrios’s signature by Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Premier League rivals Chelsea.

The Blues are significantly eager on the Spaniard with Caught Offside reporting that he has been recognized as considered one of their “high targets in midfield” for the January switch window.

Atletico are reluctant to promote Barrios

The midfielder is a product of the Madrid aspect’s youth system, having joined them from rivals Actual in the summertime of 2017.

Barrios performed for Atletico’s Below 19s and B group prior to creating his senior debut in October 2022, approaching as an alternative throughout a 3-2 defeat to Cadiz. He has gone on to make 69 appearances in all competitions for the primary group.

Whereas Atletico would like to maintain maintain of the participant, it has been recommended {that a} bid of round €60m (£50m) might be sufficient to prise him away from the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Metropolis are looking for to exchange Rodri

After selecting up a critical knee harm in opposition to Arsenal again in September, a backup possibility for Rodri is being sought by the membership’s recruitment group.

Contemplating that the Cityzens really signed the Ballon d’Or from Atletico again in 2019, it will be considerably becoming in the event that they returned to the identical membership to purchase his potential alternative.

It stays to be seen, although, whether or not the membership will make a bid within the New 12 months or whether or not they can fend off competitors from the likes of Chelsea and others with a view to safe Barrios’s providers.

Discover out who’s in Manchester Metropolis’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season right here