Manchester City set to battle Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain for Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar

Manchester City are monitoring developments with Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar.

Pep Guardiola is a confirmed admirer of the skilful 21-year-old who almost joined Liverpool as a teenager.

Lyon are braced for offers after a number of enquiries though president Jean Michel Aulas says no negotiations are currently ongoing.

Houssem Aouar has been linked with a move away after impressing during his time at Lyon 

Pep Guardiola is a fan of Aouar and could bring him in to strengthen Manchester City’s squad

Aouar came through the Lyon academy and has scored 24 goals in 133 club appearances

City, Juventus and Paris St Germain have all shown an interest as have Liverpool and Manchester United over the past 18 months.

Aulas told Lyon’s official website: ‘A player’s decision is always the most important thing. Keeping a player against his wishes is not reasonable.

‘Houssem has not said he wants to leave. We want to try to keep him even though the interest is considerable. There are no negotiations ongoing.’

City will lose David Silva at the end of the season while they also want to strengthen at full-back and centre-back.