According to a report in the British tabloid The Daily Mail, Barcelona will have to pay around €52.8 million (£45m) if they want to sign Javier Mascherano from Liverpool during the close-season.
It has been suggested for some time that La Blaugrana are interested in acquiring the 25-year-old's services, and on Wednesday it was reported that his agent had flown to Catalonia to hold talks with the European champions.
Although the 48-time capped Argentina international is more than happy to remain at Anfield, it is thought his family are unsettled in England and are interested in moving to Spain.
However, Reds manager Rafael Benitez is believed to be extremely eager to hold on to the combative midfielder and wants to hold discussions with the player and his representative, Walter Tamer.
As Benitez has no plans to cash-in on one of the Merseyside outfit's most prized assets, it is claimed Barca will have to make a phenomenal bid to prise him away.
Should €52.8m (£45m) be the price-tag on the former River Plate, Corinthians and West Ham United star's head, Barcelona may have to concentrate their efforts on other targets as their financial vice-president has revealed they have around €35m to spend this year.
An exchange involving Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure has also been mentioned as a possibility.
It has been suggested for some time that La Blaugrana are interested in acquiring the 25-year-old's services, and on Wednesday it was reported that his agent had flown to Catalonia to hold talks with the European champions.
Although the 48-time capped Argentina international is more than happy to remain at Anfield, it is thought his family are unsettled in England and are interested in moving to Spain.
However, Reds manager Rafael Benitez is believed to be extremely eager to hold on to the combative midfielder and wants to hold discussions with the player and his representative, Walter Tamer.
As Benitez has no plans to cash-in on one of the Merseyside outfit's most prized assets, it is claimed Barca will have to make a phenomenal bid to prise him away.
Should €52.8m (£45m) be the price-tag on the former River Plate, Corinthians and West Ham United star's head, Barcelona may have to concentrate their efforts on other targets as their financial vice-president has revealed they have around €35m to spend this year.
An exchange involving Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure has also been mentioned as a possibility.
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