Sentences with phrase «catalan giants eye»

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The Catalan giants have been looking for a back - up striker all summer, as Luis Enrique eyes adding quality and depth behind his preferred attacking trident of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.

It is no secret that Barcelona have eyed up a move for Philippe Coutinho as a potential replacement for Neymar but with Liverpool not keen on selling the Brazilian playmaker, the Catalan giants have been forced to look at transfer targets elsewhere.

Former Barcelona and Brazil star Ronaldinho has recently revealed that the Catalan Giants are eyeing a swoop for Liverpool attacker Philippe Coutinho.

Unsurprisingly the Catalan giants, who attempted to sign the Dutch international before he chose United, are also keeping a close eye on him with the Barcelona - based newspaper Sport noting earlier this month Blind's «preference is to play in a team which best suits his style».

But while the Catalan giants were initially keen on bringing the American - born forward to Spain, their interest waned as they eyed up deals for Udinese's Alexis Sanchez and Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas instead.