Chelsea and Manchester United are keen on Galatasaray youngster Aleksey Batrakov. In fact, they’re sending scouts to watch the 21-year-old.
Sporx report that the central midfielder has earned interest from the Premier League duo thanks to his performances this season.
The outlet explains that English clubs had previously been unable to sign Batrakov as he was playing at Lokomotiv Moscow. Sanctions on Russian clubs meant that a deal was impossible.
He subsequently joined Galatasaray in a €25m deal two months ago. And that has opened up the door to a move to the Premier League.
Scouts on the way
Chelsea and Manchester United are, reportedly, planning to send scouts to watch the player in action when Galatasaray take on Barcelona in the Champions League on October 13th.
They want to a close-up report on the youngster, who has featured five times for the Turkish side so far.
Sporx, say he has ‘distinguished himself’ through his attacking contributions. That’s something he’s also done while playing for Russia as well.
International appearances impressing
He made his debut for Russia in November 2024, when he was just 19. He has since added 12 more appearances for his nation.
The latest of those came in the 2-0 win over Iran, in which he bagged an assist. Earlier this year he scored in the 3-0 win over Trinidad as well.
Now the Premier League duo are watching closely. And it seems they intend to send scouts to the Barcelona game to watch him in person. Whether he plays in that game remains to be seen, of course. The Premier League duo will be hoping he does at least.
The 21-year-old did start the 3-1 loss to Sporting Club de Portugal in the opening set of games, playing 64 minutes in that game before being subbed off. So, there is every chance that he will be in for the Barcelona game for Chelsea and Manchester United to watch in some capacity.
