Barcelona table offer for Jorthy Mokio | OneFootball

La Liga giants Barcelona have gone as far as to table an opening bid for a highly-regarded up-and-coming defender.

That’s according to Relevo, citing Belgian football insider Sacho Tavolieri, who has confirmed Barcelona’s interest in Jorthy Mokio.

Mokio, for his part, is a 16-year-old defender, currently plying his trade in his home country of Belgium with KAA Gent.

Primarily a centre-half, the starlet, despite his tender years, has already taken to the pitch on a number of occasions for Gent’s senior side.

And his exploits have long begun to pique the attentions of the scouting department at the aforementioned Barca.

Mokio travelled to the Blaugrana’s Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain last week, during which first contacts were initiated between the entourage of the stopper, and the team of directors in Catalunya’s capital.

Deco and co, in turn, went as far as to present an offer to Mokio’s team, which has since been passed on to the Belgian Football Federation.

This comes with the player still just 16, but could also hint at Mokio’s desire to link up with the La Liga heavyweights.

Also hot on the trail of the Belgian, meanwhile, are a pair of other leading European clubs, in the form of Manchester City, and AS Roma.

Conor Laird | GSFN