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Arsenal and Man City to miss out on 'next Balotelli' as Juventus plot contract
JUVENTUS are planning to offer teenage striker Moise Kean a professional contract - to stop Arsenal and Manchester City from swooping in.
Juventus want to block Arsenal and Manchester City's interest in Moise Kean
According to Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport, Juve are wary that Premier League clubs Arsenal and City are sniffing around their youth product.
Kean, 16, is excelling in the youth ranks and is already a client of super agent Mino Raiola.
Kean became the youngest ever Serie A player when he came on as a sub for Juve on Saturday
Kean is also impressing at Italy youth level
He has been likened to Mario Balotelli and on Saturday became the youngest ever Serie A player when coming off the bench in Juve's 3-0 win over Pescara.
And bosses at Juventus Stadium are determined to keep him in Turin.
According to the report, Kean is highly thought of and Juve hope to do a deal with Raiola soon, having already worked with him when signing and then selling Paul Pogba.
Corriere dello Sport back up website Calciomercato's claims last month that Arsenal and City are monitoring Kean, with an eye to offering him a contact.
Scouts from both clubs are said to have watched him in action.