​ Barcelona defender Marc Bartra has reportedly been given permission to leave the club when the transfer window opens at the end of next week, with the La Masia graduate keen for more first-team football.





A report originating from Spanish newspaper Sport has revealed that Bartra is a target for fellow La Liga club Sevilla, who are much more likely to be able to offer the 24-year-old the playing time he is looking for.

Bartra knows he is in with a chance of making the Spanish squad for Euro 2016 over the summer, but only if he can get a little more football under his belt in the remainder of the season to prove he is ready to coach Vicente del Bosque.





Sevilla are linked with several other defensive targets, including forgotten Tottenham defender Federico Fazio. It is believed they are interested in taking Bartra on loan to begin, with a view to completing a permanent deal worth around €12m.

Bartra reportedly had the chance to go to Inter Milan or Fiorentina in the summer, but ultimately stayed with Barça, the club he first joined as an 11-year-old all the way back in 2002.





If Bartra is to bid farewell to Camp Nou in January, that would leave Luis Enrique with Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Jeremy Mathieu and Thomas Vermaelen as his senior centre-back options.

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