Né (ex-Olympiacos)

Marco Né (24), a one time international for Ivory Coast whose contract with Greek champion Olympiacos Piraeus was broken off in January, has this week been testing with Barça B. If he can convince coach Josep Guardiola, he will be training with the second team for the rest of the season.

Apart from also being an Ivorian defensive midfielder, Né's career so far shows remarkable parallels with that of fellow compatriot Yaya Touré. They come from the same youth academy in their home country, Né replaced Touré in Beveren (Belgium) and Olympiacos and both players were rejected by Arsène Wenger after testing with Arsenal.