PSG offer Man City and Barcelona target Edouard Michut his first professional contract

Manchester City and Barcelona are set to miss out on highly-rated Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Edouard Michut with the French club having offered the 17-year-old a professional contract.

The youngster has been labelled the ‘new Marco Verratti’ after impressing at youth level for the French giants and the two clubs have kept an eye on him for a long time.

PSG have been in negotiations with the Michut for more than two weeks and are confident they can tie him down to his first senior deal.  

PSG have offered teenage midfielder Edouard Michut his first professional contract

The Ligue 1 champions are offering the him a three-year contract with the player regarded as one of the biggest prospects in the club’s youth setup. 

Juventus and Valencia have also shown interest in Michut, who has been at the Parc des Princes since he was 13 years old. 

His current contract with PSG expires at the end of next season and his agent said on Monday that they ‘hope to find a contractual agreement in an ambitious project.’

Michut has also impressed for France at both Under 16 and Under 17 level, showing his potential pedigree in the process.

The Frenchman currently plays for the PSG under-19s, despite only turning 17 at the beginning of March, and has been even been called up to train with Thomas Tuchel’s team.      

The teenage midfielder playing in the Gambardella Cup match back in December