Barcelona are in pole position to sign Liverpool hard-man Javier Mascherano, according to a number of sources in Italy, as Inter look set to lose out.
In the last few hours, Barcelona has stepped up their chase after the departure of Yaya Toure to Manchester City. Coach Pep Guardiola is keenly interested in the Argentina captain as the replacement for the Ivory Coast midfielder, according to Goal.com Italia.
Inter were originally thought to be the favourites to land Mascherano as coach Rafael Benitez wanted to bring in one of his former players from Liverpool, but the Blaugrana are reportedly more ambitious to secure his signature under new president Sandro Rosell.
The Reds are likely to sell at least one of their stars after failing to qualify for the Champions League after a disappointing season.
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