Barcelona are reportedly primed to hand Sergi Roberto a new deal amid Manchester City interest.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan giants are desperate to retain his services and keep him out of their former boss Pep Guardiola’s clutches in January.

It was understood that City were plotting a swoop for the Spain international this winter and were willing to meet his £35million release clause.

Barcelona are set to hand Sergi Roberto new a deal to stave off interest from Manchester City

But fresh reports allege that Barca are planning to raise that figure to an astonishing £350m in an attempt to stave off interest from the Premier League side.

If Roberto agrees to the deal, which will see him stay put at the Nou Camp for the considerable future, it would signal the end of City's pursuit.

That would come as a bitter blow for Guardiola as his versatility could offer something different as he chases his first-ever Premier League title win.

Roberto, who is a product of Barca's academy, has come on leaps and bounds in the last two seasons.

The 25-year-old was naturally a midfielder but boss Ernesto Valverde has preferred to deploy him at right back, which has proven to be a revelation.

He has taken up a makeshift anchorman role to allow Barca's midfielders to get forward, which was a role Guardiola famously instructed to his full backs during his stint at Bayern Munich.

City boss Pep Guardiola was planning to make a move for the right back in the January window

His current right back Kyle Walker is a much different player, who prefers to play next to the touchline.

So Roberto would present the City boss with options and would be a valuable addition to his squad as they continue their charge towards silverware.

The Masia graduate has been used in a rotation system this season by Valverde which may tempt him to make the switch to the Premier League if he is guaranteed more game time.