Barcelona are looking to shake up their squad next season with two Germany internationals on the list.
On Friday, reports in Catalonia suggested the Camp Nou board have identified the targets they would like to sign with two candidates for the right back position: Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich and RB Leipzig’s Lukas Klostermann.
Barça attempted to sign versatile Bayern and Austria international David Alaba last summer but were rebuffed but are confident that their primary target, Germany defender Kimmich, can be persuaded to trade the Bundesliga for LaLiga. If they fail to land Kimmich, Barca will turn their attention to 23-year-old Klostermann, who has broken into the senior Germany side this year and whose contract at Leipzig expires in 2021.
In terms of a central defender, Barça are eager to find a less injury-prone alternative to Samuel Umtiti with Jean-Clair Todibo failing to impress since his arrival at Camp Nou from Toulouse in January, having made just four appearances for Ernesto Valverde’s side.
Nikola Milenkovic, Fiorentina’s Serbia international, and Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen have reportedly emerged as the favourites for that role.