Manchester City and Liverpool are plotting big money moves for Barcelona target Jean Michael Seri.
The Ivory Coast international is open to a move to the Premier League, with City and Liverpool showing a concrete interest in the Nice midfielder.
Seri was close to joining Barcelona in the summer after the Catalan club tabled a formal offer worth £35.2million.
But the bid was rejected by Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere - much to the annoyance of Seri.