Barcelona offered a chance to sign Manchester United target Marcus Thuram

According to journalist Matteo Moretto, Barcelona are among the clubs to have been offered a chance to sign Borussia Monchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram in the summer.

The French attacker is set to become a free agent at the end of the ongoing campaign and has no interest in renewing his contract with the Bundesliga outfit, sparking interest from several top clubs across Europe, including Manchester United and Atletico Madrid.

Thuram, interestingly, spent some time at Barça’s La Masia youth setup when his father, Lilian, was playing for the club. The 25-year-old has forged a great path for himself since, becoming one of the foremost forwards in the Bundesliga with Gladbach.

Thuram has enjoyed a fruitful 2022/23 season thus far, scoring 16 goals and setting up seven more from 31 matches in all competitions.

Given his proven pedigree, age, and ability to play anywhere across the frontline, there is significant interest in his services this summer.

Moretto claims that Barcelona have been offered Thuram while Atletico Madrid are also interested, although the chances of him joining the Rojiblancos are very slim.

The links to the Blaugrana are not entirely new either, as rumours have been persisting since January, although the trail had gone cold of late. Although previous reports have suggested that the technical staff at the club is not entirely convinced by him.

With moves for Vitor Roque and Yannick Carrasco seen as priorities by the La Liga champions, it does seem unlikely that they will go after Thuram’s signing in the summer.

Even if they do, Barcelona might find it hard to compete with the wages that would be offered by some of his other suitors such as Manchester United, owing to their Financial Fair Play situation. So, as things stand, the 25-year-old seems a distant possibility for the Catalan giants.