Borussia Dortmund sensation and Germany international Youssoufa Moukoko has issued a defiant message declaring that he won't be pressured into making any kind of decision on his club future.
The teenager has started this Bundesliga season in impressive fashion, netting six goals and registering three assists in 14 league appearances. It is that kind of form last term that earned the 18-year-old a place in the German squad for the Qatar World Cup.
As things stand, Moukoko is out of contract at the Signal Iduna Park in the summer of next year, which has in turn put a number of European football's biggest sides on high alert that a forward of the youngster's capability could be available on the cheap in the upcoming windows.
Spanish giants Barcelona are one of the sides that have been touted as potential suitors for Moukoko, with the Dortmund star viewed as exactly the kind of signing the Blaugrana should be making given the Catalan outfits perilous financial position.
Barcelona are not the only club keen on prying him away from Dortmund, with a trio of Premier League behemoths in Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all keeping tabs on Moukoko's situation.
Both United and Chelsea in particular are desperate to bolster their front-line in light of recent departures and both view Moukoko as an ideal candidate that would strengthen their attack for many years to come.
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Reports in Germany have since stated that the player rejected a new contract offer from Dortmund, but Moukoko has bit back and quashed the speculation.
"Please, do not believe everything that is in the newspaper," the teenager explained. "I know that everything is part of the football business now, but although I am young, I do not let myself be pressured to make decisions about my future."
Given the suggestion that he has snubbed a contract from Dortmund could spark backlash from the BVB faithful, Moukoko warned fans not to "accept such a lie about me."
"I am fully focused on the second half of the season with Borussia Dortmund. No player is bigger than the club," he continued.
"I know it's all part of the football business now, but even though I'm young, I don't let myself be pressured to make decisions about my future."
Moukoko boasts an impressive amount of experience at the highest level for someone so young, with the 18-year-old having already made more than half a century of appearances in the iconic yellow and black shirt.
