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title: "Arsenal tracking promising Barcelona youngster"
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author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2017-10-15T12:30:00Z"
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# Arsenal tracking promising Barcelona youngster

Arsenal have joined Manchester City and Chelsea in the race to sign Abel Ruiz from Barcelona, with the youngster available for just £3 million.

[The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/premier-league-trio-manchester-city-11345941) reports that [Barcelona](https://readlaliga.com/) have opened contract talks with the player to avoid losing him cheaply, but the [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) trio are watching developments closely.

Ruiz is being tipped as one of the next to come through the ranks at [Barcelona](https://readlaliga.com/) after impressing at the U-17 World Cup for Spain.

The youngster’s current deal expires in 2019 and [Barcelona](https://readlaliga.com/) are keen to increase the release clause.

The report suggests that the player has made it clear he would like to remain with the Catalan side, but has doubts about his first-team chances going forward.

Ruiz could follow in the footsteps of the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Gerard Pique and Hector Bellerin in leaving Spain for the [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) at a young age.