"Barcelona" Unexpected surname appeared on the list of candidates

"Barcelona" team continues to search for Neymar's successor.

As negotiations with representatives of "Liverpool" and Dortmund's "Borussia" Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele tighten, the Catalans decided to look around in the local championship.

"Express" reports that Ernesto Valverde's team is considering the possibility of inviting the young Real Madrid attacking midfielder Marco Asensio.

The 21-year-old Spaniard's contract includes a buyout clause of around 80 million euros, so the capital club could not prevent the talent from donning the "Barcelona" jersey.

However, "Real" does not intend to passively observe M.Asensio's departure and is finalizing the formalities of a new contract - then the buyout clause would rise to 150 million euros.

In the previous Spanish championship, the attacking midfielder scored 3 goals in 23 matches.