Barcelona are looking at the possibility of signing Chelsea's Marcos Alonso, with the Spaniard being viewed as a potential long term replacement for the ageing Gerard Pique.
Although 31-year-old Pique has made 41 club appearances this season and is still an integral figure (on and off the field) at Camp Nou, the club are looking at succession planning for their older stars following the recent departure of Javier Mascherano and imminent one of Andres Iniesta.
27-year-old Alonso is a natural wing back as opposed to Pique's position of centre back, but according to Goal, that is merely semantics to Barça, who see the former Sunderland man being able to operate in a deeper, more defensive role.