s, results and live match commentaryBakayoko’s rise in Ligue 1 has somewhat been overshadowed by the emergence of his club team-mate Kylian Mbappe. BARCELONA are keen to tie three promising academy prospects to long-term contracts and ward off Premier League interest, according to reports in Catalonia. 9; £35m fee with Monaco for midfield star Tiemoue Bakayoko on lucrative five-year dealinter and outInter Milan may be worst team ever for selling players before they reached their prime Newcastle are a point clear of Brighton on top of the Championship table – but have a seven point cushion to third place having been relegated from the top flight last campaign. 9; £35m fee with Monaco for midfield star Tiemoue Bakayoko on lucrative five-year dealinter and outInter Milan may be worst team ever for selling players before they reached their prime He is highly-regarded by the Portuguese coach and his staff, but the chance of playing regularly as No1 could be something he finds too hard to resist. parting for Chicago Fire and Morgan Schneiderlin having left for Everton in January. And Vicente Calderon teammate Gameiro – who also plays with Griezmann for France – reckons the chances of linking up in attack next season are starting to look slim. Rakitic, 28, has fallen out of favour at the Nou Camp in recent weeks and the club will not stop him if he wants to leave. SAM JOHNSTONE is wanted by Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce in a £3million permanent deal. It was initially thought Chelsea boss Antonio Conte would swoop for Franck Kessie but they were put off by his price-tag. Griezmann is also reportedly a Chelsea transfer target and it looks almost certain the 14-goal striker will leave Spain this summer.