ADELAIDE United has been locked in secret talks with Spanish La Liga striker Sergi Guardiola.

The 25-year-old has been negotiating with Reds boss Guillermo Amor for the past two weeks with Adelaide officials confirming Guardiola has been at the top of the club’s negotiations.

Guardiola last year made headlines when he was signed by Barcelona for a day.

After announcing Guardiola as a new signing in the morning, the Catalan giant tore up his contract by the afternoon after finding the forward had posted offensive tweets about Barcelona in 2013.

Guardiola who is no relation to Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City, later claimed a friend posted the offensive tweets using his smart phone.

Guardiola who is contracted to Granada until 2017, was on the bench as an unused substitute against Villarreal in a La Liga match last month and has made three appearances for the club’s B team this season.

Adelaide is also reportedly negotiating with another Spanish striker David Rodriguez a former forward with Celta Vigo and Sporting Gijon as a backup plan.

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