Barcelona are locked in talks with the agents of Sevilla defender Clement Lenglet.

Sport says directors from the club invited the French defender's agents to Barcelona to discuss him moving to Camp Nou.

Barça coach Ernesto Valverde last week reached a consensus with sporting director Robert Fernandez over the defender and have chosen him as the man to strengthen the team's defence for next season.

Yesterday, a very important step was taken with the meeting setup between Barca and Lenglet's primary agents.

The summit broke up with both parties happy with their mutual interest.