Manchester United target Hakan Calhanoglu is expected to start in his sides UEFA Champions League encounter with Barcelona tonight.

Leverkusen won their first group stage game 4-1 over BATE Borisov with two goals coming from the Turkish international.

Manchester United are preparing a €40 million bid for Çalhanoğlu according to the Dutch football outlet Soccer News.

Çalhanoğlu joined Bayer from HSV on a €15 million transfer last season and was selected as the sixth most valuable U-21 players in the world list by Soccerex.

The 21-year-old has provided one assists and scored five goals in 11 appearances for Leverkusen this season.

Kick-Off: 19:45  GMT
Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona probable starting line-up: Stegen, Jordi Alba, Javier Mascherano, Pique, Dani Alves, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Haddadi

Bayer Leverkusen probable starting line-up: Leno, Donati, Tah, Papadopoulos, Wendel, Kramer, Bender, Bellarabi, Hakan Calhanoglu, Kampl, Kiessling

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