Barcelona could be closing in on a deal to sign Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti following reports the player and his agent met with Blaugrana officials in Ibiza, Spain, on Wednesday.
Joan Vehils of Catalan newspaper Sport wrote Verratti and his representative, Donato Di Campli, spoke with Blaugrana director Javier Bordas for more than 30 minutes, with a summer transfer the likely topic of discussion.
The news emerges days after it was reported Verratti has already told PSG of his intent to leave the Parc des Princes this summer, and Vehils said both Verratti and Di Campli are "putting pressure on PSG to sell.