Barcelona set to rival Manchester United in the race to sign new 19-year-old attacking midfielder

Barcelona set to rival Manchester United in the race to sign new 19-year-old attacking midfielder

Ahead of the forthcoming January transfer window, Barcelona football club will most definitely remain keen on further strengthening their midfield options under manager Xavi Hernandez when the transfer window opens.

The Camp Nou side were quite active during the summer transfer window as they completed the signings of Ilkay Gundogan, Oriol Romeu and Inigo Martinez during the summer transfer window.

However, Barcelona football club have struggled for form since the start of the ongoing 2023/2024 football season and are currently occupying the 4th position on the Spanish LaLiga table.

Barcelona set to rival Manchester United in the race to sign new 19-year-old attacking midfielder

As a result of this, Barcelona football club need to improve their midfield options next year and have now been linked with a transfer move for highly-rated RB Salzburg attacking midfielder Oscar Gloukh.

The 19-year-old Israel International, who signed up for RB Salzburg after departing Maccabi Tel Aviv back in January 2023 has been an important member of the first-team squad so far.

The young attacking midfielder has been hugely influential for Red Bull Salzburg so far this 2023/2024 season, scoring six goals and providing six assists in the 25 matches he has played in all competitions.

His excellent performances in that attacking midfield role is believed to have attracted interests and according to reports from Transfer News Live, Barcelona football club are in the race to sign him.

Barcelona set to rival Manchester United in the race to sign new 19-year-old attacking midfielder

The reports further claimed that Barcelona football club are really keen on Oscar Gloukh and are among the clubs interested in signing the young attacking midfielder from RB Salzburg next year.

It is believed that Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez wants to add more creativity to his midfield options next year and he has identified the talented Oscar Gloukh as a needed addition to his squad.

But with Manchester United football club also interested in Oscar Gloukh, it remains to be seen where the young attacking midfielder will choose to continue his developments if he eventually gets to leave RB Salzburg when the transfer window opens.

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