Barcelona Chase Gomis

According to El Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan club have identified the French hit-man as their prime target for the up front area of the team in case negotiations for the Arsenal star meet an impasse.

Gomis, 22, is dubbed the 'new Didier Drogba' and his performances for Les Verts last season earned him a place in Raymond Domenech's plans for Euro 2008.

His explosive season with Saint-Étienne, in which he scored a total of 16 goals, has attracted interest from several clubs across Europe, with Premier League outfits Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle all thought to be in the race for his signature.

The French international, who scored a brace in his official debut for Les Bleus, recently signed a deal with Saint-Étienne that will keep him at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard until 2012.

Gomis has reiterated his wish to represent Saint-Étienne at least one more season, but with Barça lining up a €20 million offer for his services, the 22-year-old may well move to Catalonia in the summer.


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