FC Barcelona have joined the pursuit to sign wantaway Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal.

According to Mundo Deportivo, a verbal agreement has been reached between the LaLiga champions and the player's agent, Fernando Felicevich.

Vidal has won three Bundesliga titles since joining Bayern three seasons ago, however, the Bavarian club is now looking to get the Chilean off the books, with new manager Niko Kovac happy to let the player go.

The 31-year-old had been closely linked with a move to Inter Milan, but Barcelona have since become the frontrunners to acquire his services.

Following Paulinho's departure to rejoin Guangzhou Evergrande, the Catalan outfit has been actively looking to replace the Brazil international.

Paul Pogba and Adrien Rabiot have been linked with moves to the Camp Nou, but each look increasingly unlikely for financial reasons.

Bayern expect to make at least €30 million (£26.5m/$35m) from his sale, €5m less than what they paid for him in 2015.