Barcelona looking to loan in Brazilian right back with a €20 million+ purchase option

Barcelona are planning to bring in a new right-back this summer as they are ready to let go of Sergino Dest, while Dani Alves could also depart in January with the veteran likely to be handed only a short-term extension.

To that end, Barcelona have identified Shakhtar Donetsk’s Dodo, who has been dubbed as the new Dani Alves, as a potential option to bolster the right-back slot this summer.

The 23-year-old joined the Ukrainian outfit in 2019 from Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes and has made a decent impression so far during his time at the club.

Barcelona are already working out their strategies to secure the signing of the Brazilian full-back. Considering that the club are operating on a small budget, they are having to come up with innovative ways of securing the deal.

And as per SPORT, Barcelona are considering launching an offer to sign Dodo on a season-long loan with an option to make his transfer permanent next year for a fee in the upwards of €20 million.

The report states that Dodo and his agents are okay with such an arrangement while it would also allow Barça to see how the defender fares at Camp Nou before making a big investment in his services.

Bayern Munich were interested in signing Dodo but were snubbed by the Brazilian, forcing them to land Noussair Mazraoui instead. However, he would be open to a move to Barcelona in a loan-to-buy deal.

The only sticking point in the deal would be whether the buy clause would be a mandatory one or an optional one.

Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea is also under consideration, but the technical committee is preferring Dodo as the main target. And it remains to be seen if the deal goes through in the summer window.