Barcelona have been warned that they would be making a “mistake” in parting with Nelson Semedo, with mounting transfer talk coming as a surprise to former Benfica coach Helder Cristovao.
It has been suggested that the 26-year-old full-back could be among those deemed surplus to requirements at Camp Nou in the next window.
Various landing spots have been mooted for Semedo, with Juventus, Inter and Manchester City all said to be in the mix.
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A number of those proposed deals have been swap ones, with Juve discussing an agreement with Barca that could take Miralem Pjanic to Camp Nou while City are willing to trade Joao Cancelo for another defensive option.