Barcelona have scheduled a meeting with soon to-be-free Serie A midfielder

The January transfer window may have concluded only a few days ago, but plans for the summer transfer window are already afoot at Barcelona.

The Blaugrana will once again dip their toes in the free-agent market in the summer as they plan a huge investment to secure Erling Haaland’s signing, which would restrict their finances to strengthen other positions.

A move for Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta, who will be a free agent in the summer, is already believed to be tied up. Barça have their sights set on a Bosman move for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala as well.

Now, Italian journalist Rudy Galetti is reporting that the Catalan giants have scheduled a meeting with the agent of AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie to explore the possibility of a summer transfer.

The Ivory Coast international is in the final six months of his contract with the Serie A bigwigs. While there had been talks held over renewing his deal, they have not yielded the desired result and the midfielder will not be extending his stay at San Siro.

Barcelona have entered the fray to try and get their hands on the former Atalanta star on a Bosman deal at the end of the campaign. With Sergio Busquets getting older and question marks continuing to linger over the future of Frenkie de Jong, a new midfielder could be a necessary addition at Camp Nou.

To that end, Kessie has been identified as a target, with the Blaugrana scheduled to meet with his agent to discuss a potential transfer.

However, Barcelona will face competition from several other clubs, including arch-rivals Real Madrid. The update from Galetti claims that the Ivorian already has contract offers of around €8 million per year already on the table. So, it remains to be seen if the Catalans are successful in their pursuit of Kessie.