Barcelona approached by Rennes over Mikayil Faye as French club table $11M bid for outcast who has NEVER played for club's first-team

A number of clubs are interested in signing Faye from Barcelona, but Ligue 1 outfit Rennes have tried to steal a march by submitting €10m (£8.6m/$11m) bid for the centre-back. That's according to Fabrizio Romano, who says the French club have also included a sell-on clause of around 20/25% in their offer.

Barcelona have also requested a buy-back clause in the deal as they are keen to retain control of Faye's future. Clearly the La Liga side believe the Senegal international, who played for Barcelona B last season, might still have a future at the Camp Nou.

Faye scored on his Senegal debut earlier this year in a friendly against Gabon. However, he has yet to play for the club at senior level.

The young defender appears to be leaving Barcelona soon, with Romano claiming multiple clubs are interested in him. Should he excel elsewhere, there's every chance the Blaugrana will activate the release clause to bring him back.