Barcelona eyeing deal for Tylel Tati

La Liga giants Barcelona have set their sights on the signature of one of French football’s standout up-and-coming talents.

The player in question? Tylel Tati.

Youngster Tati, for those not familiar with his name, has spent the early weeks of the new season building quite the reputation for himself in France.

Despite being just 17, the starlet has been afforded starts in all but one of Nantes’ Ligue 1 outings to date.

And along the way, Tati has turned the heads of a number of European football’s leading clubs.

One such outfit, it is claimed, come in the form of the aforementioned Barcelona, constantly surveying the continent for the next breakthrough crop of youngsters.

As per a report from Diario Sport, amid a search for reinforcements at centre-back, in turn:

‘Barça have spied on Tati to check his performance and there is no doubt that he is an interesting footballer with a huge projection.’

The Blaugrana could even sanction a move for the Frenchman’s signature as early as January.

Conor Laird – GSFN