Chelsea favourites over Manchester United and Arsenal to land Bayer Leverkusen star Leon Bailey
The Jamaican international has been oustanding since move from Genk a year ago and has made no secret of desire to move to Premier League
CHELSEA have emerged as front-runners to land Leon Bailey, according to reports.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger has been tracked by Manchester United and Arsenal.
However, the 20-year-old flyer who has made no secret of his desire to play in the Premier League wants to move to Stamford Bridge, claim Kicker.
Bailey moved to the Bundesliga from Genk 12 months ago and has made a huge impact this term bagging eight goals in 18 league appearances.
Leverkusen are keen to hold on to the Jamaican international as he is under contract until 2022.
The club's hierarchy value Bailey at around £100million considering his potential and because Barcelona shelled out £96m for Ousmane Dembele last year.
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Bayer chief Jonas Boldt said: “If he keeps working hard, stays on the ground and develops in an environment like Leverkusen, why not grow to the level of (Ousmane) Dembele?
"Why should we put a price tag on Leon? We have no plans to hand him over.
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“Our goal is to take him into the Champions League and develop him."
Leverkusen are second in the Bundesliga after last Saturday’s draw at Freiburg, but are 18 points adrift of runaway leaders Bayern Munich.