“[Jean-Clair] Todibo for instance, who was wanted by Juventus before Barcelona got him, and quite possibly he will become a good centre-back, even though we don’t know yet, he’s got a lot of conditions for it and maybe they’ll need more players.

“He’s a 30-year-old of course whose contract ends in 2023 so there is no rush for Juventus from that point of view.

“But yes they are thinking of a swap, they are negotiating that.”

Meanwhile, former Barca midfielder Ronald de Boer has attempted to explain why Philippe Coutinho struggled at Barca following his move from Liverpool in 2018.

“I think Coutinho was a player where everything [went through] him, every ball went to him at Liverpool,” De Boer told talkSPORT.