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Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko has been on the radar of several Premier league clubs this season.

Yarmolenko would prefer to join Everton than "sign for FC Barcelona & take selfies with Messi"

The rise of the Ukraine International has been so high this season that he is also being tracked by European heavyweights like Barcelona and Chelsea.

However, it seems Yarmolenko has other ideas. The Dynamo Kiev midfielder prefers to be a part of a team that can guarantee first team football and hence stated that he would rather be a part of the Everton squad than the Barcelona squad. He added that he would like to play as much as football as possible.

The winger stated that although clicking selfies with Messi would be cool, he would rather play football than get a million likes on Instagram.

Yarmolenko has been tracked by Barcelona due to his good performances in the Champions league this season. His performances helped the Ukrainian club to qualify in the knock out stages of the Champions league ahead of Porto. The winger came more into the spotlight due to his impressive performances in the Champions League against Chelsea.

His current statement would certainly alert the other Premier league clubs which can provide him that much needed first team football.

Real Madrid are looking to sign Andriy Yarmolenko from Dynamo Kyiv in June, if not in the upcoming winter transfer window. The Ukrainian played an important role in helping his club to go through to the knockout stage of this season's Champions league.

Real Madrid and Barcelona to battle for signature of Andriy Yarmolenko.

The Dynamo Kyiv forward debuted in 2007 and has made over 280 appearances for the club, scoring 108 goals. The striker is only 26 years old and with his peak years ahead and is expected to perform better in coming years.

According to reports, Real Madrid are looking to replace James Rodríguez with the Ukrainian forward as the club is losing patience for the Colombian due to his alleged lack of discipline.

The Spanish giants have been tracking Yarmolenko for quite a while and are interested to add him to the squad. Yarmolenko has already earned 55 caps for the national side, scoring on 25 occasions.

However, Real Madrid will face severe competition from various clubs including Arsenal and Barcelona, who are also showing interest in the forward. The future of the player is still uncertain, and Yarmolenko might move to a bigger club than Dynamo Kyiv.

The Champions League draw has thrown some enthralling fixtures for this season's round of 16. The fixtures of the three premier league teams in the knock out stage would be discussed more in detail.

Chelsea are set to face PSG for the third time in a row

The English champions would consider themselves quite unlucky after being drawn against the French champions. Surely, Mourinho would have loved to have an easier draw after winning their group. This is the third time in a row that both these teams would play in the Champions league. PSG beat Chelsea on away goals last season after Chelsea beat them on away goals the season before that. The match certainly promises to be one of the most exciting battles in the round of 16.

Arsenal vs Barcelona:

Arsenal will face the Messi, Neymar, Suarez trio

Arsenal's dramatic escape to the knock out stages has been rewarded by being drawn against the European champions. The Premier league leaders would certainly be worried about the prospect of facing Barcelona's famous MSN. Missing the opportunity the last time out against Monaco, it looks like the trend of not going past the round of 16 is set to continue for the Gunners.

Manchester City vs Dynamo Kiev:

Manchester City will face Dynamo Kiev

Manchester City arguably have the easiest opponents in the round of 16 as compared to their premier league counterparts. They are certainly expected to overcome Kiev and in doing so, they would be the first ‘City’ team in their history to go past the round of 16. Pellegrini would certainly feel they deserved to get such a draw after beating Juventus to the top spot in a difficult looking group. Dynamo had given Chelsea problems in the group stage but City certainly have the firepower to overcome that threat.