Barcelona director of international football Ariedo Braida was back in Italy on the weekend.
Braida took in the Serie A match between Sassuolo and Empoli.
Italian sources say Braida was at the game to watch Domenico Berardi, Sime Vrsaljko and Leandro Paredes.
Berardi is a striker for Sassuolo, while Vrsaljko is a Croatian defender who has been playing for Sassuolo for three years.
Paredes is a young Argentine midfielder on loan from Roma at Empoli.