Barcelona have entered the race to sign Liverpool back-up goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, according to Sky Sports.
The Belgium international is surplus to requirements at Anfield this summer following the world-record arrival of Alisson from Roma.
Mignolet had already lost his No.1 spot midway through last season to Loris Karius.
Turkish outfit Besiktas are said to have enquired about Mignolet’s availability but are yet to make a firm offer for the former Sunderland man.
But Barca could offer him a new club as the La Liga champions prepare for life without back-up keeper Jasper Cillessen.
Lucas Digne has ended his two-season stay with Barcelona to sign a five-year deal with Premier League side Everton, the Toffees have confirmed.
Barca announced the France international left-back was sold for an initial fee of €20.2million, with a potential €1.5m in add-ons.
Digne joined Barca from Paris Saint-Germain in 2016 after he spent the previous campaign on loan at Roma, but he has largely been forced to play a back-up role to Jordi Alba, making just 12 appearances – eight from the start – in LaLiga last term.
Having signed the 25-year-old for a reported €16.5m, the Spanish champions have still turned a healthy profit on Digne, who now hopes to use his experiences at Camp Nou to benefit Everton.
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“I played good football in Rome and I played well, too, in Barcelona. I progressed a lot as a player and as a person by playing with the best players in the world.
“When you play with the best players it helps you build your character and, of course, it helps on the training ground and during games, too, because you want to give the best of you.
“I want to show my best football here and discover the best league in the world. Everybody loves the Premier League. I am loving the fact I am coming here.”
Digne will be seen as the long-term replacement for Leighton Baines, who turns 34 in December and only managed to feature 22 times in the Premier League last term.
He becomes Everton’s second signing of the season after Richarlison, who arrived from Watford for a reported £50m fee.
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Digne began his career at Lille before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2013. After spending a season on loan at Roma, he moved to Barcelona in July 2016. Despite not playing regularly at either club, he won 12 honours at Paris and Barcelona combined. He moved to Everton in August 2018.
He won the 2013 World Cup with France under-20, and made his senior international debut in March 2014. He represented France at 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016, where his nation reached the final.
Digne was a French youth international and represented his nation at the U16, U17, and U18 levels. At the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, he played every match as France won the title.
He was first called up for the senior side in February 2014, ahead of a friendly match against the Netherlands on 5 March. He debuted in that match, as a half-time substitute for Patrice Evra in a 2–0 win at the Stade de France.
In June, manager Didier Deschamps named Digne as one of 23 members of the French squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, wearing the number 17 shirt. His one appearance for the eventual quarter-finalists was the third group game against Ecuador, in which he suffered a foul that earned the Ecuadorian captain Antonio Valencia a straight red card.
Digne was chosen for the French squad that came runners-up on home soil at UEFA Euro 2016, but did not play. He was put on standby for the squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.