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Nelson Semedo set to be crucial to Barcelona's transfer plans this summer with Catalan giants ready to use him as bait to secure Neymar, Lautaro Martinez or Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo

Barcelona are ready to offer out Nelson Semedo in a bid to land transfer targets including Neymar, Lautaro Martinez and Joao Cancelo this summer.

Semedo arrived at the Nou Camp for £32million from Benfica in 2017 and has since impressed enough to become the club's first choice right-back.

However, Barca are desperate to freshen up their first team and according to Mundo Deportivo are willing to offer the defender as a makeweight due to them not being able to afford their priority targets in cash alone.

The Spanish champions have long been linked with a move for Neymar who following a highly successful spell at the Nou Camp joined Paris Saint-Germain for a world record fee of £198million in 2017.