Barcelona are readying a contract offer to Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic in the hope of landing him as a replacement for departed club captain Sergio Busquets, 90min understands.
Busquets opted to leave Camp Nou at the end of the season and has taken up a new challenge at MLS team Inter Miami, reuniting with former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi.
Xavi recently expressed his desire for midfield reinforcements this summer, declaring: "The departure of Sergio Busquets is a big problem for me. Frenkie [de Jong] has stepped up, but I need creative players in midfield."
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Brozovic captained Inter in the Champions League earlier this month and has three more years left on the long-term contract he signed at San Siro in 2022. But 90min understands that talks with both player and club have taken place with Al-Nassr of the ambitious Saudi Pro League.
Barcelona also hold interest in the 30-year-old Croatia international and are hoping to dissuade him from taking the offer to move to the Middle East and stay in Europe.
90min understands that Barça have asked Brozovic to wait before making a final decision, having held initial talks with his representatives and hoping to put together a package of their own. However, at this stage, there has been no bid put forward for Inter to consider.
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