Barcelona Link up with Spain squad delayed

Barcelona are one step closer to finalising the transfer of Paco Alcacer from Valencia after the player passed his medical on Monday morning.

Having completed the tests at the club's Ciudad Deportiva, the forward's move is expected to be made official in the coming hours.

The price tag for the 22-year-old is believed to be around 30 million euros, although it remains to be seen if Munir El Haddadi - who has also been considering a move to Celta Vigo - will move in the opposite direction as part of the transfer.

Having been included in Julen Lopetegui's Spain squad, Alcacer is due to link up with his international teammates at their Las Rozas training centre in Madrid at 13:00 local time, but he will have asked permission to delay his arrival and should instead join them at a training session at 18:30.