Italian giants Juventus are reportedly keen on offering Memphis Depay an escape route from his nightmare spell at Barcelona.
The Dutch attacker has only been at the Nou Camp for six months after penning a two-year deal last summer.
Despite making an electric start to life in Spain, it's believed that Barca would be open to facilitating an exit for the 27-year-old as new boss Xavi Hernandez continues to try and overhaul his playing squad.
According to a new report from SPORT, that could pave the way for Depay to join Juventus in January.
The potential move would come just months after Depay insisted he was happy in Spain and that he hadn't made a mistake in signing for Barcelona despite their woeful start to the season under former boss Ronald Koeman.
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But things have quickly turned sour for the former Manchester United flop.
A purple patch in front of goal was curtailed by a hamstring injury last month which saw Depay miss four league games.
Despite the fact he struck four times in five games before that setback, it seems as though the ex-Lyon star is now seen as expendable by the La Liga giants following the £55million arrival of Manchester City striker Ferran Torres earlier this month.
Juventus are in the market for attacking reinforcements after Federico Chiesa was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a devastating ACL injury.
And the report goes on to outline that, in Chiesa's absence, the Serie A side are planning to try and take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding Depay right now by submitting a six-month loan proposal.
Juventus moving for Depay would also be intriguing as Barca boss Xavi holds an active interest in striker Alvaro Morata - who has been linked with a similar loan move to the Nou Camp from Juve this month.
Depay has also been linked with a summer move to Barca's La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona remain desperate to shift big salaries from their books as they continue to struggle in their bid to register new recruits.
In an eyebrow-raising move to enable them to register Torres with La Liga, Barca this week sanctioned a new long-term deal for Samuel Umtiti - despite the defender being a peripheral figure at the Nou Camp.
The Frenchman has even been linked with a move away from the club in January, with Newcastle one of the clubs who have been credited with an interest in acquiring his services.
But a move this month now seems unlikely given he's just inked a deal to stay in Spain until 2026.
Barcelona's desperate move to restructure Umtiti's contract has, at least, saved them the indignity of being able to register their new star man.
The club confirmed on Monday via a press release: “This contract extension operation does not entail any greater financial commitments for FC Barcelona with regard to the player.
“FC Barcelona wishes to publicly express its gratitude to Samuel Umtiti for his willingness and the affection that he has demonstrated towards the club.
“Through this contract extension, FC Barcelona will be able to increase its ‘financial fair play’ quota and thus register Ferran Torres with the Spanish Professional Football League.”
