Coutinho-Romagnoli swap deal gains momentum in Italy

Barcelona continue to work hard on the exit operation and it seems that two of the main protagonists of this would be Samuel Umtiti and Clément Lenglet, their two French centre-backs.

The club are looking for a move for both of them and think they will be able to sell them in the summer transfer window. The departure of both of them would leave a gap in defence, but the Catalan side have a new signing in mind.

According to 'Sky Sport', the Barcelona side have Alessio Romagnoli, a Milan defender who could also help Barça with another sale, back on their list of targets.

The Italian could be part of a deal that would see Brazilian Philippe Coutinho join the San Siro side.

After the departure of Çalhanoglu, the seven-time European champions are looking for a quality reinforcement for their attacking midfield and the former Liverpool player seems to be the most wanted by the 'Rossoneri' board.

According to this information, Milan are willing to put 20 million euros on the table and also seem open to negotiating a possible swap deal for Romagnoli, with both possibilities pleasing Barcelona, who want to get rid of the Brazilian international's high salary.