However, the chance of regular football is believed to be one of the key factors in his decision on where he goes, which could rule out a switch to one of the big boys. fixtures, results and live match commentaryThat has opened the door for City, with reports in France suggesting that they are willing to cough up £40m to beat their rivals to his signature. It seems Barcelona are happy?to pay Ihim the “sweetener in instalments should he see out the 2017-18 term before move to the Catalan giants when he becomes a free agent. He is looking at huge rebuild of the squad at the Etihad following the end of this campaign. Reuters3The striker recently had a spell with Celtic in the Scottish PremiershipCarlton Cole fined b. out of favourMOST READ IN FOOTBALLdiamonds are foreverChelsea's new Nike kit leaked online. aid to be ‘seduced’ by the idea of the Spanish giants building their team around him – it is claimed that he would play at the tip of a midfield diamond with Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro behind him. Manchester United and City?have also shown interest in Bakayoko. He said: [Luz] told me that he was contacted a while ago by a representative of Manchester United, who wanted to discuss the possibility of them having priority for a transfer. us fixtures, results and live match commentaryMonaco are desperate to keep hold of the striker who is also the subject of strong interest from Real Madrid.