Barcelona have allegedly identified Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimaraes as a potential future signing.
Given the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic, it is unclear whether the Catalan giants will be able to make high-profile additions during the next transfer window.
While Neymar and Lautaro Martinez have been heavily linked with a switch to Camp Nou, Barcelona are said to be considering a new face for central midfield.
According to AS, the La Liga leaders have already made contact with Lyon to ask about the availability of Guimaraes, who only moved to his current team in January.
The Brazilian is regarded as a realistic target due to Lyon failing to secure European football for the next campaign, whenever that commences in the future.
The report says that Barcelona want to be prepared to act should Arthur exit the club later in 2020.
Darren Plant
