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We're a few days into the January transfer window and the rumours are heating up with clubs all across Europe gearing up to strike some deals.
Barcelona, by the looks of it, look like they're going to have a busy January transfer window, with many players set to leave the club while a few exciting players are to join the Catalan team.
Let's take a look at today's Barcelona transfer rumours and new:
#1 Barcelona to sign 5 players
Barcelona are to rebuild their team in their quest to win another Champions League as well as dominate in domestic competitions in Spain.
Barca are set to sign as many as five players in 2019, as per Mundo Deportivo, in a bid to refresh the squad and make new stars that will play for the next decade or more with the club. The Catalan giants are set to sell or release a few players by the end of the 2019 summer transfer window, with the likes of Denis Suarez, Munir, and Thomas Vermaelen to leave the club, while there have been reports that Barca's No. 2 Jasper Cillessen, will also leave Nou Camp.
The key players in the side are all over 30 years of age, which will be a sign of worry for the Barca management, hence their need to sign new, youthful players to the squad.
The likes of Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, and Adrien Rabiot are three players that have been linked with a move to the Catalan giants.
#2 Barcelona keen on adding World Cup star
One player who has apparently caught the eye of Barca's scouts is French international Benjamin Pavard. Pavard, who was a part of France's 2018 World Cup-winning campaign, was the surprise package for the French team, impressing in the right back slot.
Pavard, who plays for German club VfB Stuttgart, is reportedly a transfer target for Barcelona, according to reputed journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. The player's agents have met with Barca officials and a deal could be done for the transfer to happen in the summer transfer window, as per the report.
The 22-year-old is a centre back by trade, but can also play at right back.
#3 Barca to sign highly-rated defender
Barcelona are keen on adding more defenders to their ranks as they will have only three first-team central defenders after the departure of Thomas Vermaelen. Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt was linked with a move to Nou Camp, but those rumours have eased off now as Bayern Munich and Juventus are now frontrunners in signing the young defender.
Barca have now reportedly turned their sights on another young defender, Toulouse's Jean-Clair Todibo, as per Gianluca Di Marzio. Todibo is a 19-year-old defender who plays in the French league, and his contract at the club will expire at the end of the current season.
Italian clubs Napoli and Juventus are also rumoured to in his signature but Barca appear to be in pole position to sign him.
#4 Barca striker to move to Sevilla
In yesterday's transfer roundup we reported that Barcelona's 23-year-old striker Munir, is set to leave the club, and now it has emerged that Spanish club Sevilla may be frontrunners to sign him. Cope.es are reporting that the young striker will leave the club at the end of the season on a free transfer to Sevilla.
Munir has had limited opportunities this season for Barcelona, playing in just 11 games in all competitions with 2 goals. West Ham United and Schalke were also interested in the 23-year-old's signature.
