BARCELONA are keen to tie three promising academy prospects to long-term contracts and ward off Premier League interest, according to reports in Catalonia. Reflecting on the possibility of international retirement, Ramos added: I have not even thought about it yet. Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha scores a screamer of a goal against HullRex Features5Wilfried Za. Getty Images2Hatem Ben Arfa has started just five Ligue 1 matches“Instead, it is like it was a punishment. Their mother sported a half-and-half shirt to remain unbiased as her two sons went head to head at Old Trafford. Cucurella is considered the most urgent of the three to tie down, despite his willingness to stay with the club. The attacker has returned to form for Antonio Contes side this season, scoring 11 times in the league to fire Chelsea to the Premier League summit. 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. t should have been on the prohibited list, Liverpool were unhappy he took it without the consent of their medics. 1 superstar and flagbearer — and could be the man to lead them back to greatness.