Barcelona reportedly offered €30m for CSKA Moscow midfielder Aleksandr Golovin during the recent World Cup, in which the 22-year-old emerged as one of the tournament's breakout stars.
Golovin started the World Cup in fine form, dictating Russia's 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the opening game and continuing such displays as the buoyant hosts got to within a penalty shootout of reaching the semi finals.
The player has had much interest from the likes of Chelsea and Juventus, appearing likely to join the former, but a report from Russia has claimed that Barcelona were the first to make an offer.