The agent of Alaves defender Guillermo Maripan, Marcelo Contreras, reckons that Barcelona are keen on bringing the Chile international to the Camp Nou.
Barcelona have already moved to bring in Jeison Murillo on loan this winter, and there are reports they’ve all but signed Toulouse defender Jean Clair Todibo.
However, Maripan is also apparently a target, although any move will have to wait until the end of the season.
“We put his name to them a month ago,” he said. “They’re looking into the possibility, but it would be in the summer.