Barcelona have allegedly identified Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku as a potential transfer target.
The Catalan giants are keen to add at least one fresh face to their attack before the February 3 deadline providing that they can create room from a financial perspective.
Andreas Christensen and Ansu Fati are among those who could still depart the club over the coming week to free up a space for a versatile attacker.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is known to be on their radar, the England international having failed to make a single appearance for the Red Devils since December 12.
However, club officials are seemingly looking to renegotiate contracts in order to facilitate a loan move for a player who earns in excess of £300,000 per week.
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Shock Doku bid a possibility?
According to Sport, Barcelona chiefs are open to the possibility of trying to negotiate a loan proposal with Man City for Doku.
The Belgium international has recently been ruled out for "a while" by Pep Guardiola due to injury, it yet to be determined when the player will come back into contention.
Nevertheless, with the addition of Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, the 22-year-old could find himself pushed down the pecking order.
Three goals and five assists have come from his 11 starts and eight substitute outings in the Premier League and Champions League during 2024-25.
As it stands, though, it appears that the former Rennes man will be regarded as backup to Marmoush for the second half of the season, as well as already being in competition with Jack Grealish.
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Is there any chance of a deal?
There has been little talk of Doku leaving the Etihad Stadium, even after the arrival of Egypt international Marmoush last week.
That may only change if Man City are eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday night. City must beat Club Brugge to have any chance of progressing through to the last 24.
From Doku's perspective, he may prefer to fight for his place at City. When Lamine Yamal and Raphinha are fit, they are guaranteed starters at Barcelona.
Darren Plant
