Man City fighting Barcelona for Rabiot’s transfer

Manchester City will reportedly fight it out with Barcelona this summer for Juventus star Adrien Rabiot.

The French international midfielder, 25, spent time with the Citizens during his youth days back in 2008.

Now Calciomercato claims the Premier League leaders want to bring him back to the club.

Juventus are believed to be looking to offload a number of big earners once the transfer window re-opens.

The Old Lady have endured a poor campaign due to already being out of the Champions League and trailing Serie A leaders Inter Milan by ten points.

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In order to revitalise their fortunes, Juve want to turn to an old face and are said to be desperate to bring Manchester United star Paul Pogba back to Turin.

This latest report states Juve are willing to ship out two regulars in order to fund the switch.

Ex-Arsenal ace Aaron Ramsey and Pogba’s international team-mate Rabiot, who both pocket around £120,000-a-week at Allianz Stadium, are the two linked with exits.

And City seem to be leading the charge for the latter, although Barcelona are also interested.

But they could also face competition for Rabiot’s signature from a club much closer to home.