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Chelsea and Manchester United target Pietro Pellegri is 'a young Zlatan Ibrahimovic', according to agent

Pietro Pellegri's agent has likened his client to 'a young Zlatan Ibrahimovic' amid speculation linking him with a move to Chelsea or Manchester United.

The 16-year-old has just burst onto the scene in Italy with Genoa and has already struck twice this season.

Europe's biggest clubs are now tracking the striker, including Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.

And with the queue of sides trying to sign Pellegri growing all the time his agent, Giuseppe Riso, has now added fuel to the fire by comparing his client to Ibrahimovic.

"I am not in contact with anyone at the moment," Riso told Foot Mercato.