Barcelona are ready to move for Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi.

The Sun says Otamendi is wanted by Barcelona in a shock swoop this month.

The Argentine, 30, has featured just ten times in the Premier League this season and is now poised to quit the Premier League champions.

Pep Guardiola is keen to bolster his defensive ranks too, eyeing up a £50million move for Ajax wonderkid Matthijs de Ligt.

With City missing out on another Ajax star in Frenkie De Jong to Barca, they may now turn their attention to the sought-after centre-half.

And with the La Liga giants spending the £65m on the midfielder, they look to be out of the race for expensive De Ligt.

That spells danger for Otamendi who looks set to slip further down the pecking order in Manchester.