London Rivals Chelsea, Arsenal Set To Do Battle For Atalanta Star

Chelsea and Arsenal have set their sights on capturing Atalanta's newest sensation, Bryan Cristante, sources from Sky Sports have revealed.

The 23-year old midfielder is a widely courted prospect following the spectacular season he is having with the Italian Serie A club where he has scored 12 goals in 44 appearances, and has even earned himself a call-up to the Italian national team.

German Bundesliga club, Borussia Dortmund have also been linked with the former AC Milan wonder kid while either of the Premier League clubs would seemingly pull all stops out to snap up the player during the off season if Atalanta prove willing to do business for the player who has expressed his desire to play in the Premier League.

Having come through the youth ranks with the Rossoneri, Cristante has taken in spells with Benfica, Palermo and Pescara prior to his move to Atalanta last year.

Emmanuel Chinaza

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