Arsenal battling Chelsea for FOUR Barcelona youngsters

Arsene Wenger will try to get his own back on Barcelona this summer by snatching four of their young stars. But Wenger will have to do battle with Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas to land Sergio Roberto, 19, Martin Montoya, 20, Marc Bartra, 20, and Rafa Alcantara, 18, says the Daily Star Sunday.

Villas-Boas has identified his new targets with the help of Chelsea’s technical director Michael Emenalo, who set up a Spanish network.

Wenger has had scouts watching Brazilian-born midfielder Alcantara and right-back Montoya for the past 18 months – and is ready to snap the pair up in January, or at the close of the current campaign.

Montoya’s contract with the Catalan side ends in the summer and his agent Jose Maria Orobitg says the player is keen to discuss a move to England.

Orobitg said: “In January we could talk with other teams – and I say could because we are still talking about renewing a deal with Barca.”