On Wednesday, we covered claims from Spain which stated Barcelona believe they have the situation with Andrei Ratiu under control amid interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
Thursday’s edition of Mundo Deportivo states the La Liga side have the 26-year-old on their radar and also mention Tottenham’s interest.
The right-back impressed for Romania at the Euro 2024 and also for Rayo Vallecano this season, making 11 league appearances so far.
This has seen him arouse interest from other clubs including Tottenham, Barca, AS Roma, Napoli and Bayer Leverkusen. The newspaper focuses on the Catalan club and explains why Barcelona feel they would be ahead of Spurs and other clubs in the transfer race.
The Romania international is represented by Spanish agent Leaderbrock Sports, who also manages Barca midfielder Pedri.
Pedri is close to signing a new deal at the Camp Nou and his agent recently met Barcelona sporting director Deco for the renewal. During this meeting, the pair also talked about the Tottenham target.
This gives Hansi Flick’s side the upperhand over others, as long as they make a firm effort to acquire his signature.
Marca have reported Ratiu has a €25m clause, but Rayo Vallecano are willing to negotiate a deal for a lower price.
