Barcelona weigh up shock move for Manchester United outcast Matteo Darmian

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Barcelona have reportedly put Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian on their summer shortlist as they continue to hunt for a new left-back.

Matteo Darmian

The Spanish champions have been linked with moves for the likes of Bayern Munich’s David Alaba, Junior Firpo of Real Betis and Augsburg’s Philipp Max this summer as they look to provide competition for Jordi Alba.

However, ESPN FC sources claim that Darmian is being considered as a low-cost alternative should Barça fail in their efforts to bring in one of those three players.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.