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Barcelona make bid for Ukrainian star winger, close to deal -- report

Apparently Barcelona have already moved on from the Pedro Era and found a replacement for the former 'MSN' backup.

According to a report from Diario Sport, the Catalan giants have made a €20 million offer for Dynamo Kyiv star Andryi Yarmolenko, a 25-year-old winger who is widely considered to be the best player of Ukraine's Premier League. He has been heavily linked with a move to the English Premier League, with Arsenal and Everton being rumored as potential landing spots. None of the teams were able to strike a deal, however, mainly because -- always according to the report -- Yarmolenko wants to sign for the Blaugrana.