Chelsea and Newcastle have both had bids accepted for highly-rated AIK winger Zadok Yohanna – who will now have a choice between the two clubs.
The Premier League clubs are understood to have put €25million (£21.6m) offers on the table and the Swedish club have accepted.
Brighton opened talks with the club at the weekend before Newcastle made a rival offer for the 18-year-old.
AIK are obliged to make public initial details of negotiations as they are listed on the stock market.
Chelsea have since discussed an offer worth £21.6m including bonuses for Yohanna, who only joined AIK from the Ikon Allah academy in Nigeria last summer.
Real Madrid, Rennes, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund have also sent staff to watch Yohanna who is a left-footed winger that plays on the right. Indeed, during April’s clash with Kalmar FF, there were 32 scouts at the game all credited with interest in the teenager.
Yohanna was called up to represent Nigeria last month but AIK blocked him from joining the national camp for the Unity Cup saying he needed to fully recover from an injury.
Winger Zadok Yohanna, 18, is garnering interest from a host of top European clubs
He has only played in seven league games, scoring twice and adding two assists, however, his potential was there for all to see in Swedish Cup games earlier in the year and his talent is such that clubs have already been pressing to sign him.
Inevitably, on Sunday, AIK confirmed that they had opened negotiations to sell.
A statement on AIK’s website reads: ‘AIK Fotboll has initiated negotiations regarding the sale of player Zadok Yohanna. The current bid indicates a net profit effect higher than £20m. If and when an agreement has been reached, this will be communicated.’
Brighton, with their knack of unearthing gems, have jumped to the front of the queue and there is confidence a deal will be concluded.
Yohanna has drawn attention for his speed, technical ability and his ability in one-on-one situations.
Key in terms of the player’s decision will be his pathway into the first team. Newcastle are also understood to be emphasising to targets that they can be seen as a stepping stone to bigger things – and pointing to Anthony Gordon’s £70m move to Barcelona as a evidence.
Newcastle are also assessing Osasuna winger Victor Munoz.