Barcelona move for Leganes striker Martin Braithwaite

epa07951490 CD Leganes' Martin Braithwaite in action during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between CD Leganes and RCD Mallorca at Butarque stadium in Leganes, Madrid, Spain, 26 October 2019. EPA-EFE/MARISCAL

Barcelona have identified Leganes striker Martin Braithwaite as their emergency February transfer signing, say El Mundo Deportivo.

The Denmark international has netted six goals and provided one assist for struggling Lega across 24 La Liga appearances this campaign.

The Blaugrana will find out if they are allowed by La Liga to sign a contracted player from another Spanish club this month following a long-term injury for Ousmane Dembele, who will not feature again this campaign.

That followed on from a similar season-ending injury to main striker Luis Suarez, while Abel Ruiz and Carles Perez were both sold by the Catalan giants last month.

Leganes have already lost star striker Youssef En-Nesyri last month, when Sevilla signed him in a €20m deal.

Getafe striker Angel Rodriguez, and Alaves frontman Lucas Perez are said to be two possibilites for the Catalan club, with the option of Real Sociedad striker Willian Jose now discarded, according to El Mundo Deportivo.

A report in El Mundo Deportivo on Thursday claimed that Levante striker Roger Marti – who has 10 La Liga goals to date this campaign – had emerged as the frontrunner.

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