Chelsea have joined Barcelona in taking a keen interest in the development of the 18-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Atakan Akkaynak, Goal understands.
The transfer window may have closed but the Germany Under-19 midfielder has become a topic of interest for many top scouts. Barcelona have been watching him for over a year, while Chelsea and Roma have since followed the Catalan giants' interest.
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Akkaynak has yet to make an appearance in Leverkusen's senior team but he has trained with the group in preparation for a possible debut this season.