Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal send scouts to watch Athletic Bilbao youngster Gorka Guruzeta
CHELSEA, Tottenham and Arsenal will send scouts tomorrow to watch Athletic Bilbao youngster Gorka Guruzeta.
The Spanish forward is set to play against Manchester United Under-23s at Leigh Sports Village, with top clubs monitoring his contract situation.
Guruzeta, 21, is out of contract at the end of the season and can move without a fee.
Premier League sides will need to pay training compensation to bring him to England but it would be fraction of his market value.
Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is also an admirer of the youngster, who can play as a winger or striker, and could join the race to sign him.
Athletic are facing United in the Premier League International Cup, with Swansea and Celtic also in their group.
Guruzeta has impressed in Bilbao’s feeder team playing in the lower leagues of Spanish football.
He has scored six times in 14 appearances so far having moved for £180,000 last summer.
Spurs will be hoping former Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente can help fend off their league rivals and lure Guruzeta to White Hart Lane.
Standing at 6ft2in, the towering forward remains a presence in the box and Prem bosses believe he has the attributes to succeed in England's top flight.
