Barcelona draw up 4-man Ruud Nijstad alternative shortlist

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The board at La Liga giants Barcelona have pieced together a shortlist of alternative options to first-choice January defensive target Ruud Nijstad.

This comes as Deco and co. ready themselves for all potential scenarios following the turn of the year.

Following an injury-hit opening to the campaign, Barcelona are currently hard at work to reinforce the heart of Hansi Flick’s backline for the 2nd half of the term.

Atop their list of targets for the role is the aforementioned Ruud Nijstad, an 18-year-old defensive prodigy currently plying his trade in his home country of the Netherlands with FC Twente.

Twente’s financial demands, however, are as things stand considered excessive for a player of such tender years by those in a position of power at the Camp Nou.

For this reason, a list of alternatives has been drawn up. And according to Diario Sport, it consists of the following names:

• Youri Baas (Ajax)
• Vitor Reis (Manchester City)
• Arthur Dias (Athletico Paranaense)
• Finn Jeltsch (Stuttgart)

Conor Laird – GSFN