MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 21: Gerard Pique, #3 of FC Barcelona and Samuel Umtiti, #23 of FC Barcelona ... [+] during the Spanish Copa del Rey Final match between Barcelona and Sevilla at Wanda Metropolitano on April 21, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sonia Canada/Getty Images) Getty ImagesThus far in 2019/2020, FC Barcelona have conceded 15 goals in 12 domestic games and it is only due to the amount they have scored that they currently top La Liga with a superior +2 advantage over bitter rivals Real Madrid. Well aware of how a permanent sale would deplete their defensive line further, Barça would only allow a temporary loan at best. Both Todibo and Araujo works-in-progress, the quest to sign more established defensive figures is apparently already underway according to MARCA. Sticking with South America, 17-year-old wonderkid Reinier from Caio’s high-flying Rio giants is also top of their shopping list.

Source: Forbes November 16, 2019 17:15 UTC