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Adnan Januzaj made himself a teenage Manchester United star in 2013, and at the time it was hoped he’d go on to achieve great things with the Red Devils.

On his first start for the club, he scored twice and was crucial in a 2-1 victory over Sunderland.

There were some more bright performances from the attacker but, ultimately, things didn’t go the way the club had planned, and Januzaj dropped out of the picture.

Manchester United then loaned the player to Borussia Dortmund and Sunderland, where he had mixed success, and in 2017 he signed for Real Sociedad on a permanent basis.

The 26-year-old is a regular for the Basque club, but he still hasn’t hit the heights that his early flashes suggested he could. His Real Sociedad contract expires in the summer, and there’s now claims of Barcelona making efforts to sign him.

Catalan newspaper Sport cover comments from journalist Lluís Canut, who has explained Barcelona are ‘working’ to sign the player. The Camp Nou club have ‘interfered’ in his renewal process with La Real, and after being convinced signing a new contract was the right way forward, Sport say Barcelona appearing on the scene has changed everything for Januzaj.

Barcelona would be ‘working’ to sign him as a free agent next summer, although a cheap January move isn’t ruled out.