Barcelona have drawn up a nine-man shortlist as they seek a new defensive signing.

AC Milan stopper Thiago Silva is Barca's top choice.

And El Mundo Deportivo says Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao), Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad), Dejan Lovren (Lyon), David Luiz (Chelsea), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Jan Vertonghen (Ajax) plus the central defensive duo of Borussia Dortmund, Neven Subotic and Mats Hummels, are all under consideration.