Barcelona are watching Alessandro Bastoni's situation at Inter Milan.
While a deal is locked away for Manchester City defender Eric Garcia, Barca remain in the hunt for another young centre-half.
And Bastoni has long been on the Blaugrana radar.
Encouraging Barca chiefs is Corriere dello Sport reporting that new contract talks with Bastoni have collapsed.
With Inter's owners Suning in the need to sell this summer, Bastoni is a candidate to be cashed in.