Sources: Liverpool & Chelsea have "very concrete interest" in potential £60m attacker transfer | OneFootball

Liverpool and Chelsea are among the clubs preparing to make a move for one of the most exciting young talents in Europe this summer.

After netting his 10th league goal of the season in yesterday’s surprise win at Arsenal, Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi is hot property on the transfer market, as first reported here for the Daily Briefing.

The 19-year-old Frenchman has been a big hit since joining the Cherries last summer, and he’ll surely be their next big sale after they previously cashed in on the likes of Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez, and Antoine Semenyo.

I’d heard murmurings about Kroupi before yesterday, but you’d be amazed what big performances in important games can do for a player’s value. I can assure you it’s not just a cliché that selling clubs put a lot of emphasis on World Cups, to take an example that will be highly relevant this summer, in determining how much they can realistically make from a sale. Equally, buying clubs are, in fairness, likely to be even happier to pay once they’ve seen their targets impress in the matches that matter.

Eli Junior Kroupi to Liverpool or Chelsea?

So, after doing a bit of digging after yesterday’s game, I was not too surprised to find growing interest in Kroupi, who has long been on the radar of top clubs, but who is now likely to be a priority target.

“Liverpool and Chelsea have a very concrete interest, they’re both really keen to make a deal happen this summer and are looking into it,” one source said.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if Liverpool have already had some conversations,” another source told me. “Richard Hughes has a good relationship with his former club and will be on the phone to his counterparts there after that performance yesterday.”

Kroupi was superb against Arsenal, scoring the opening goal, and completing 12 of his 13 passes, whilst also working hard out of possession in a game that Bournemouth generally deserved to win.

Chelsea are also continuing to look for the best young players in the world and Kroupi is, I’m told, very high up on their list for this summer. The Blues need more in attack after Liam Delap’s poor form and a dip from the likes of Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto.

Eli Junior Kroupi transfer price revealed

Bournemouth notably sold Huijsen to Real Madrid last summer and they’ll probably hope again to avoid losing a key player like Kroupi to a Premier League rival.

One avenue for them could be Paris Saint-Germain, according to my sources, but their interest is not yet as concrete as that of Liverpool and Chelsea.

Expect other names to come up soon as well, with sources indicating Bournemouth could let Kroupi go for just £55-60m.

That’s a potential bargain for a player so young who’s already shown so much quality at the highest level, so it’s not the kind of opportunity that the likes of Arsenal and the Manchester clubs are likely to ignore, even if I’m not aware of them actively exploring him for the moment.

Mark my words, though, there’ll be more on Kroupi in the weeks ahead, and I’ll be sure to keep you posted on any info as I get it!