Barcelona Casting the net wide

Barcelona are still thinking about how to strengthen the team in this winter transfer market and they're determined that they'll get their hands on a player that will be available for the latter stages of the Champions League.

At this moment it's very difficult to predict what the squad will be like at the end of January, but what is certain is that there will be several changes - both incoming and outgoing.

The club have had two priority signings for a long time: Coutinho and Griezmann.

With the first, Barcelona haven't stopped their efforts and are still trying to sign the Brazilian, although they understand that the English team don't want to negotiate at present.

At this moment, the operation to sign Griezmann is complicated by the complaint that Atletico Madrid have made to FIFA regarding Barcelona having contacted the player.

Manchester United have, at least, withdrawn from the race to sign the Frenchman, aware of the player's intentions to sign for the Catalans.

For now, however, the Blaugrana are changing their focus as they await the opening of the January window.

The club need a player that will strengthen them in the Champions League, something that neither Coutinho and Griezmann are able to do.

Four possible candidates:

Fekir (Lyon): His price wouldn't be below 50 million euros and he's a player that Barcelona have been following for some time.

Robert Fernandez has seen him several times live and likes him a lot.

He is a 24-year-old French international midfielder.

Arthur (Gremio): Barcelona have already contacted the player.

Robert Fernandez was at the final of the Copa Libertadores and spoke with the footballer personally.

He is a 21-year-old midfielder whose style is similar to that of Xavi Hernandez, and his price would be around 25 million euros.

Ozil (Arsenal): His contract with Arsenal ends in June.

Signing him wouldn't be very expensive in terms of a transfer fee, but the problem with the German is that his salary is nine million euros net per year, in addition to being 29 years of age.

Oscar (Shanghai): The 26-year-old earns 24 million euros a year and was one of the most famous signings in the Chinese League.

Shanghai paid 61 million euros for his services.