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Barcelona is preparing to find a low-cost center-back in the next transfer market in January, according to Diario Sport.
Manager Ronald Koeman has been told that he may sign a new defender to add more competition to current options Clement Lenglet, Gerard Piqué and Ronald Araujo.
The Catalan club expects Samuel Umtiti to leave in January with the interest of all of Europe in the French defender.
Due to the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic, Barcelona have found themselves out of cash in recent months, meaning Koeman will have limited funds to find a new center-back.
Earlier in the season, the club requested that players accept a pay cut to help dent their losses of more than £ 200 million during the summer months.
Manchester City defender Eric Garcia is Barcelona’s top target, but negotiations are not going well with the Premier League club.
The Asturian will likely have to wait until next summer when his contract expires to return to the LaLiga giants.
Barcelona have been in constant contact with the defender, who is said to be eager to return to the Camp Nou, but is also looking for alternative options with necessary reinforcements before next summer.
Another target now on Barca’s radar is Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, who came close to an exit from Stamford Bridge last summer.
The Spanish team is now upping the ante in their search for the German, who would be open to a move.
Joel Matip is another name that Barcelona has come up with, but Liverpool is believed to be against selling him in the next window with their current defensive woes.
Other targets include Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi, Rome’s Federico Fazio, Fiorentina’s German Pezzella and Milan’s Mateo Musacchio.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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