Paris Saint-Germain speak to Barcelona target Luka Jovic

Paris Saint-Germain are in talks with in-demand Eintracht Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic and are prepared to pay €60m for his signature, say reports.

Canal-supporters.com follow up on reports from Diario Sport that the Parisian club are in discussions with the in-form forward, which has ‘cooled interest’ from Barcelona in the player.

Last week, El Mundo Deportivo claimed Barcelona transfer gurus Eric Abidal and Ramon Planes scouted the Serbian international in their clash with Portugal.

This followed on from a report in The Guardian which claimed the Catalan club are prepared to pay €50m for the Frankfurt striker while Abidal, Planes and Pep Segura also watched him for his club in the Europa League win over Inter.

Last month, Marca cited a report in Frankfurter Allgemeine that the Blaugrana and the player have ‘laid the foundations for a deal’ although stressed there was no agreement yet with the German club.

However, these fresh reports claim the Bosnian-born striker’s valuation has now rocketed to €60m due to interest from Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, among others.

The striker found the net during the recent 1-1 draw between Serbia and Germany, once more bringing him to wider attention.

The striker has 16 goals in 19 league starts this season, more than anyone else in the division apart from Robert Lewandowski, while he has also netted seven goals in the Europa League this campaign.

The 21-year-old joined Frankfurt from Benfica in 2017, initially on a loan deal having begun his career at Serbian giants Crvena Zvezda and is now said to be being monitored by Barca.

Frankfurt are expected to sign the striker outright from Benfica this summer before potentially selling him straight away to make a profit.

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