Real Madrid have jumped ahead of Manchester United in the race for teenage wonderkid Eduardo Camavinga.
Angolan-born Frenchman Camavinga is one of Europe's hottest properties after a string of eye-catching performances for Stade Rennes this season.
Camavinga, who turned 17 last month, has a £85million price tag placed on his head by the Ligue 1 club - with Barcelona , Manchester City , Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid joining Real and United in scouting him.
Premier League sides Tottenham and Arsenal have also had bids turned down , according to L'Equipe, which would have seen him return to Rennes on a two-year loan.
But according to L'Equipe, Real have now leaped to the front of the queue as they plan to step up their interest, although Rennes are keen to hold onto their latest academy product.
The defensive midfielder has played 16 times for Rennes in the league this season, to go along with four outings in the Europa League.
Rennes president Olivier Letang has previously revealed that he is bracing himself for talks with the in demand star at the end of the season.
Letang said: “If it only depended on me, I would like to keep him for another 10 years. Aside from that, there are approaches, a market and the desires of the player.
"We will meet to discuss it a little later on. Probably at the end of the season."
Rennes boss Julien Stephan said of Camavinga's performance against PSG back in August: "He played a very interesting match, indeed, like the whole team.
"We are talking to him. He is someone who is also very intellectually gifted, who knows how to question himself, who knows how to ask the right questions."
Camavinga, who currently plays in the French Under 21 side, was born in Angola and moved to France aged two and so can represent either country, as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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