Barcelona have joined the list of elite clubs monitoring Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi.
The 19-year-old joined illustrious company in Robbie Fowler and Robbie Keane by becoming the latest teenager to score 12 goals in his debut Premier League season during Sunday’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace. He continued to impress with another man of the match display in what has been a stand-out campaign.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea have all noted Kroupi’s performances so far this season.
He has proved a bargain costing Bournemouth just £10m from Lorient in January 2025 and is a popular member of the dressing room with friend and teammate Adrien Truffert describing him as ‘a top, top player. A fox in the box’.
Barca are looking at various options as they consider the future of Marcus Rashford and the likely departure of Robert Lewandowski. They are also vying for Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva on a free transfer.
Bournemouth have sold a number of top stars in recent seasons but are reluctant to lose Kroupi so soon.
Barcelona have joined the list of elite clubs monitoring Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi
However, they have shown they are willing to deal if the price is right.
They face a summer of change though with Andoni Iraola being replaced by Marco Rose and technical director Simon Francis also leaving, possibly to Al Hilal.
That considered, they would obviously like to give Rose the best chance of continuing the progress made by Iraola and that would mean giving him the strongest squad possible.
