Barcelona closely watching Serie A starlet

Barcelona closely watching Serie A starletThe transfer team at La Liga giants Barcelona are keeping a close eye on the development of Cagliari starlet Juan Rodríguez. This comes with a view to a potential future move for the stopper.Barcelona are currently scouring the market for reinforcements at the heart of defence.After an early-season personnel crisis laid bare the lack of depth in Hansi Flick’s defensive ranks, Deco and co. were left with little choice but to kick into gear a search for fresh blood at the back.A whole host of options from across world football, in turn, have been tipped as potential arrivals at the Spotify Camp Nou.And as alluded to above, this weekend, confirmation of the Barca scouting department closely monitoring an up-and-coming Serie A starlet has arrived.As per a report from Diario Sport:‘FC Barcelona are continuing to monitor left-footed centre-back Juan Rodríguez. He possesses several of the characteristics Barça are looking for to strengthen their defence for the future.’It is added that the Blaugrana appreciate Rodríguez for all of his defensive prowess, versatility, room for growth, and ability to play out from the back.Conor Laird – GSFN