Arsenal and Chelsea are eyeing Sevilla midfielder Steven Nzonzi.
Sport says the former Stoke star has risen to prominence since his move from The Potters to La Liga in 2015.
Premier League champions Leicester failed in their bid to bring him back to England in the summer.
And now both Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in him.
N'Zonzi, 27, has a contract with Sevilla until 2019 but has a release clause of £26.7m.
That price tag is three times the £8.9m Stoke received for him last year.