Roma’s sporting director Monchi confirmed that Barcelona are interested in youngster Cengiz Under.
Under has already went on to score five goals in 21 Serie A appearances since moving to the club from Istanbul Basaksehir in July.
And Monchi, one who is highly-regarded as a judge of talent who joined Roma from Sevilla in April, claimed the young forward is being scouted by La Liga’s leaders.
“It’s true that Barcelona have an interest in the player,” Monchi told Radyospor .
“Bayram Tutumlu (Under’s agent) has a strong relationship with Barca and he informed me that there is definitely an interest there.
“We have not received any offers for the player but it would not surprise me if he was being tracked – he is a young, talented player who is scoring a lot of goals.
“Our aim is for Cengiz to become a very important player for us because he has youth and all the qualities needed to do that.”
Under could appear against Barca when Roma face the Catalans in the Champions League quarter-finals next month.
Monchi said: “I wish I could know if we are going to eliminate Barcelona, but it is obviously difficult, we are facing possibly the best team in the world, or one of the best, but we have the (ambition) and we will try.”
