Barcelona's interest in Real Betis midfielder Dani Ceballos has been confirmed by the club's vice president Llorenç Serra Ferrer.
Barca have been rumored to be interested in signing the Spain Under-21 international, who had looked set for a move to Real Madrid.
There is more than just a whiff of controversy about the proposed move, due to Ceballos' anti-Catalan tweets and insults towards Gerard Pique.
However, despite that it seems Barcelona's interest in Ceballos, who has a €15 million release clause, is real.
"They asked me my opinion about Ceballos and I gave them it.