Barcelona have stepped up their chase of Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos, with the Brazilian edging closer to a move to the Nou Camp after talks intensified between the two clubs.
Luis Enrique is facing the prospect of losing Javier Mascherano to Juventus this summer, and the Barcelona manager has earmarked Marquinhos as his replacement to partner Gerard Pique in defence.
The 22-year-old complained of being marginalised at times by Laurent Blanc at the Parc des Princes last season, despite eventually featuring in 38 games in all competitions, and Spanish daily Sport are reporting he would be interested in a move to the La Liga giants.
Barcelona have made the reported offer of £40million to prise Marquinhos away from the French capital and the Catalan club’s transfer committee – headed by Enrique – are confident of pushing through the transfer with the guarantee of being one of the first choice centre halves.
Marquinhos has previously voiced his desire to play alongside his compatriot Neymar at club level, and while the player has also been linked in recent days to both Manchester United and Chelsea, his preference is a move to Barcelona.
Mascherano’s future remains uncertain, with the same Spanish paper reporting earlier this week that the Argentina international had agreed a three-year deal at Juventus, but Barcelona are fighting desperately to keep hold of the former Liverpool midfielder.
Barcelona Target £40million-rated Paris Saint-Germain Defender
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