Two players who have been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona since the summer are Adrien Rabiot of Paris Saint-Germain and Ajax’s Frenkie de Jong.
The Frenchman is a free agent next summer, but is yet to make a decision on his future, while the Eredivisie star’s performances for his club and the Netherlands have seen him draw attention from several clubs across Europe.
Sport claims the La Liga winners fear they could fail to land either of the two players, which is why they have decided to look at alternatives. This is when Tanguy Ndombele’s name is mentioned on the front page of today’s edition of the Catalan newspaper.
The Lyon midfielder’s qualities of making an assist and creating an offensive play are discussed even though going forward is not one of his great virtues.
Barcelona technical secretary Eric Abidal has a good relationship with the Ligue 1 side, having played for them in the past, and he’s already contacted his former club and also Ndombele’s environment.
So far, the Ligue 1 star is mentioned as an alternate target if they fail to land Rabiot or De Jong and the report doesn’t mention whether Ernesto Valverde’s side will make a move for the player.
