The father of Thiago Alcantara has confirmed foreign offers are arriving for the Barcelona attacker.

Thiago struck for Barca in Saturday's defeat of Racing Santander and is regarded among Spain's brightest young players.

Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho, Thiago's father, said: "His contract ends in June and we have already started negotiations for his renewal. We are currently well under way.

"I know some foreign teams have called, but we made it clear that the priority is Barca and I'm pretty sure that my son will remain in blaugrana."