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Pep Guardiola has spoken with Paris Saint-Germain starlet Claudio Gomes over a possible move to Manchester City, according to a report.

Gomes is highly regarded by the French giants and was one of two youth team players invited on the senior side's winter break to Qatar last month.

And French outlet RMC Sport [via Sport Witness] believe the City manager has made contact with the 17-year-old over a potential switch to the Etihad.

The report says Guardiola got in touch with the youngster about a 'project which would see him eventually playing in the Premier League'.

City are said to have sent scouts to watch him on numerous occasions and have reportedly come to a verbal agreement that Gomes will not negotiate a deal with another club.

PSG are keen to keep hold of their rising star and are rumoured to have promised him a place in the first-team squad next season as they attempt to tie him down to his first professional contract.

In other transfer news, the Blues have been handed a potential setback in their reported pursuit of Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti.

Umtiti had been linked with a move to the Etihad but is now looking set to extend his stay at the Nou Camp.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona want to begin contract talks with the 24-year-old in an effort to ward off interest from City.

It is widely reported Umtiti has a €60million release clause in his current deal and the Catalan giants are keen to increase it. However, it is believed the Frenchman is in no rush to extend his stay at Barcelona.