Arsenal and Chelsea are battling for Middlesbrough starlet Calum Kavanagh.

The Stamford Bridge club have set their sights on the 16-year-old, who is the son of former top player Graham and the shining light in Boro's youth ranks, says The Sun.

Kavanagh junior is keen to make it on Teesside — but his club have yet to sort out a long-term contract that suits him.

Chelsea hope to take advantage and step in for Kavanagh, trying to persuade him to come to London to join their ranks with a shot at making Frank Lampard's first-team squad.

The Gunners are also keen on the Irish teenager but Stamford Bridge chiefs seem to be winning the battle.