Barcelona President pleased with market so far

Paulinho to join if Barcelona fail to land Verratti

The work of sporting director Robert Fernandez in the transfer market has the complete trust of the Barcelona board, president Josep Maria Bartomeu insisted.

Most notably, the Blaugrana are chasing Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti, although have identified Paulinho as their plan B if they cannot secure the Italian's signature.

Although Bartomeu didn't want to say too much about the situation, he did insist that the club are working very hard to strengthen the squad.

"I'm calm because I trust in Fernandez as well as [Ernesto] Valverde and all of the staff who will play their part for the club next season," he told beIN Sports.

"It isn't easy because we are already a very good team but we can tweak certain positions and that's what we are working on to make sure we have a very competitive team next season who will fight on all fronts from the first day.

"I can't say too much about certain players. Verratti is a PSG player and has a contract with that club. I trust in Fernandez's work. We have agreed on what we need for next season and are working hard on it."

Bartomeu also praised the club's capture of Valverde from Athletic Club and believes he will become a big hit at the Camp Nou.

"Valverde is an intelligent coach who believes in the Barcelona philosophy; he has already started to work on things before joining up with everyone on July 10," he added.

"In addition, he also looks at the youth teams a lot and we are interested in a coach like that who is aware of the academy because there are some magnificent players there who can play for the first-team."