MANCHESTER CITY are set to prise French wonderkid Edouard Michut dubbed as the “next Lionel Messi” from PSG by buying out the final year of youth contract.
The 17-year-old midfielder had been dazzling in the French capital before all football in the country was KO’d until September.
According to Sky Sports, City are poised to make an offer to buy out the remaining year of the starlet’s youth deal this summer.
But if they cannot hash out a deal Pep Guardiola is said to be happy to wait until 2021 to make his move when the youngster becomes a free agent.
The hotshot has featured for both France’s U-16 and U-17 sides and is a wanted man ahead of the upcoming transfer window.
LaLiga duo Barcelona and Valencia are also eyeing a swoop.
The youngster has been likened to Lionel Messi and has also prevously been labelled the “new Marco Verratti” after impressing at youth level for the French giants
PSG have nabbed a number of players from La Masia in recent years, including Xavi Simons and Kays Ruiz-Atil.
And the Nou Camp might look to get one back on the Parisians by snaring Michut away from Parc des Princes.
The midfield prodigy has been in the French capital since he was 13 years old but is yet to sign a professional contract with Thomas Tuchel’s first team.
Scouts from the Catalan club had been keeping tabs on the midfielder throughout the season ahead of a potential switch.
Serie A giants Juventus have also been linked to the starlet, and the Bianconeri have dealt with PSG many times in recent windows.
It is understood that the two teams have great relations with each other.
With a 12-point lead and a game in hand Les Parisiens were confirmed the top flight champions after the 2019-2020 campaign was scrapped due to the coronavirus crisis.
But Chelsea and Arsenal legend Cesc Fabregas who now plays for AS Monaco believes Ligue 1 was axed “too soon”.
