Monaco’s Thomas Lemar has expressed a desire to join Barcelona over a possible move to either Liverpool or Arsenal, according to the Mirror.
The Frenchman has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League with both Jurgen Klopp and Arsene Wenger tracking the attacker for over a year.
Both clubs have identified Lemar as their number one target and are willing to pay around £90million for the striker.
However, the 22-year-old has dealt a blow to the English clubs by issuing a come-and-get-me plea to the Catalan giants.
The La Liga leaders are reportedly keen on acquiring the France international despite splashing out a whopping £145million on Philippe Coutinho.
New boy: Philippe Coutinho cost Barcelona £145 million
Barca see Lemar as one of the best emerging talents in Europe and are desperate to have him at the club, rather than risk losing him to a European rival.
When questioned on the possibility of letting Lemar go, Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim said: “Today, the market is open. You know how crazy the market is. Things happen that even a club like Monaco cannot say no to. It happened to Liverpool [with Coutinho].
“The numbers today are incredibly big. Everything can change. The things I can say today are not true tomorrow. In the last two transfer windows, last summer and this winter, the numbers have gone up enormously.
“I still want to keep Lemar. If I stay here for 10 years I want Lemar to stay with me for 10 years. He is young, he can still play for 10 years. He has a lot of qualities, I like him a lot.”
