Barcelona going all out to sign 30-year-old Busquets replacement target – report

According to a report from Mundo Deportivo’s Fernando Polo, Barcelona are going all out in their pursuit of Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic as they look to replace Sergio Busquets.

The 34-year-old completed his transfer to Inter Miami which was announced last night. His exit leaves a gaping hole in the midfield department at Barcelona and manager Xavi Hernandez is looking for a top player to fill that void.

Moves for Martin Zubimendi and Joshua Kimmich were considered and abandoned due to financial issues. As such, the La Liga champions have narrowed in on Brozovic as the next best option and are gunning for his signing.

The report states that Xavi, Mateu Alemany, and Deco are all on the same page when it comes to the Croatian international and are pushing hard to sign him up.

However, Barcelona are facing a challenge in their pursuit of Brozovic as Saudi Arabian giants Al-Nassr are also keen on signing him. They are putting a lot of money on the table both for the player and Inter Milan, who prefer to sell him to the Asian outfit.

As such, the Catalans wish to convince the 30-year-old that he still has a lot left to offer at the highest level and that moving to a minor league at this point might not be the best choice.

Furthermore, Xavi wishes to impress upon him that he values his quality and competitiveness and wants him at the club to fulfil the role Busquets used to do.

The Blaugrana believe that the next week will be key to Brozovic’s future and hope that they are able to get him from Inter Milan, with some reports also suggesting that they are willing to offer €15 million for his signing.