Over the last two days, multiple reports in the Spanish press have stated Barcelona failed to sign Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling in the summer.
It was also explained the La Liga side will try to sign the 26-year-old in the winter market.
Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann leaving, and injuries to Sergio Agüero, Ousmane Dembélé and Martin Braithwaite has left Ronald Koeman with limited options in attack.
The current situation has left the Catalan club with a need to bolster the attack when the transfer window reopens in January.
Barca estimate they will be able to invest around €20m on new signings. That’s according to Sport, who say the figure could increase if there are any player sales in the next window.
The Spanish club’s sporting leaders are clear they want to sign an attacker and a fullback on a ‘zero cost loan deal’ with an option to buy.
For the attacking position, the report says ‘everything indicates that the candidate’ is Sterling, who was ‘already very close’ to making a switch to the Camp Nou in the summer.
Sport highlights Barcelona share a ‘good relationship’ with Pep Guardiola’s side and it may help them sign the England international in January.
