Chelsea and Liverpool among top Premier League clubs keen on £20m-rated Genk star Leon Bailey
English clubs are now rushing to snap-up the Jamaican after Roma and Bayer Leverkusen looked to be stepping up their interest
CHELSEA and Liverpool are among a group of Premier League clubs interested in Genk's Leon Bailey.
The £20milllion-rated winger was expected to wait until the end of the season to leave the Belgian club.
Liverpool, Chelsea, Everton and Bournemouth are all reportedly keen on Bailey, 19, but were willing to wait until the summer to start bidding.
But they will make a move for Bailey in January to ensure they do not miss out to a top European club, with Lyon and Nice also both said to be keen.
The teenager’s scored six goals in 24 appearances this term and would prefer a move to England's top-flight than another league.
Bailey said: "I've always dreamt of the Premier League.
"But if, let's say, Man United can't guarantee me minutes, I will stay at Genk.
"The important thing is that in the near future there a lot of games to come.
"This is essential for me because I have to take more steps. I've already made a lot of progress."
Bailey is seen as the latest wunderkind developed by Genk's fabled youth academy which has produced the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois.