Barcelona are set to make a €15 million (£14m/$18m) bid for Eric Garcia in the coming days after the defender turned down a contract extension with Manchester City.
The Catalan giants have made the 19-year-old their top target with his contract at the Etihad Stadium moving into its final year.
Ahead of City's Champions League last-16 second leg with Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola revealed that the 19-year-old had rejected a new deal. Barca will now step up their move for the Spain under-21 international after he made it clear that he wants to leave.