Liverpool and Chelsea are keen to keep Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure in the Premier League. The Daily Express says Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea are among a host of clubs on alert as City eye Everton's Ross Barkley as a replacement for Toure.
Reports in France suggest that Barkley's arrival at City could hasten the exit of the 31-year-old, with Liverpool, United and Chelsea joining Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain in the race for Toure.
Last week Toure claimed there was no chance he would leave the Citizens, saying: "I will definitely stay with City.
"There was a lot of speculation about birthday cakes and rubbish like that. It's quite disappointing for me and for the fans because a little joke has become so serious."
