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Steven Gerrard will be ‘desperate’ to keep hold of coveted Aston Villa gem Carney Chukwuemeka as the Nigeria-born talent is adamant signing a new contract at the club, reports Megasportsarena.com.
A host of elite European clubs are said to be pursuing Chukwuemeka, with Liverpool, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona identified as the teams who have been linked.
Significantly, the 18-year-old midfielder is now into the final year of his contract at Villa Park. Gerrard has said the club have ‘done everything’ to convince him to commit, but the player is apparently keen to leave.
Chukwuemeka has made 16 appearances for the Villa first team up to this point, including two Premier League starts.
Villa have been trying to secure Chukwuemeka’s future for some time, but to no avail.
It’s easy to understand why Chukwuemeka has so many suitors. He started every game for England’s under-19s en route to glory at the recent European Championships at that age level, while he is ranked him 37th on their list of the best 50 wonderkids in world football in March.
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