Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Chelsea is closely monitoring five Barcelona youth players: Barcelona Atlètic winger Gai Assulin (17), Barcelona Atlètic attacking midfielder Thiago Alcántara (17 - picture), Juvenil A central defender Marc Muniesa (16), Cadete A midfielder Rafael "Rafa" Alcántara (15) and Cadete A wing attacker Gerard Deulofeu (14).
Chelsea chief scout Hans Gillhaus, the right hand of Chelsea sports director Frank Arnesen, would have travelled to Madrid last week to meet - together with Chelsea head scout for Spain and Portugal Juan Cruz Sol - with Mazinho, the father of the two Alcántara brothers (read more here).
Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Chelsea is the favourite to sign Deulofeu if the player would decide to leave Barcelona (read more here). Liverpool and Arsenal are also interested.
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