The Villans chief has already approached his old club Manchester United in an attempt to steal a march on his rivals and turn his current loan move into a long-term switch. CHELSEA are on the verge of beating Manchester United to the signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko. Getty Images3Ivan Rakitic could be used as part of the deal for Barcelona to secure Liverpool's. He was involved in a high profile blunder against rivals Chelsea. The defensive midfielder, 22, would offer competition to NGolo Kante as the Blues first-choice holding midfielder. BARCELONA are mulling a summer transfer move that will baffle Newcastle fans. But Antoine is a great player and I think he can go even higher and I hope for him that hell do it. The famous La Masia has failed the Nou Camp giants in recent years, with little elite talent emergin. We take all complaints seriously and look to work collaboratively with clubs, players, managers, off. ansfer blogGriezmann himself is believed to be keen on a switch to either Man United or Chelsea, with Atletico still some way off from challenging Real Madrid and Barcelonas dominance in La Liga.