Inter Milan and Juventus are trailing Croatian teen Mateo Kovacic.
The 16 year-old Dinamo Zagreb starlet is the subject of negotiations from Bayern Munich. However, Inter and Juve are threatening the deal ahead of the January market.
Kovacic has been likened to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, though he says: "I do not like being compared to Lionel, I have only 10% of the talent that the Argentine has."