Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda on shortlist

French football weekly paper Foot Transferts claims that Barcelona is interested in Marseille goalkeeper and French international Steve Mandanda (24) (read more here).

A Barcelona scout would have recently watched Mandanda in action. The report was positive and Barcelona would already have informed the player's entourage about their interest. Barcelona executives are expected to contact the French club shortly to hear more about the contract situation of the goalkeeper.

Mandanda would be part of a five-name shortlist of possible substitutes of Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdés that also includes Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (31), Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez (27), Fiorentina goalkeeper Sébastien Frey (29) and Valladolid goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo (19).

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Marseille goalkeeper Mandanda followed

Spanish football site Fichajes claims that Barcelona is interested in Olympique Marseille goalkeeper and French international Steve Mandanda (23).

French reports would claim that Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola wants to sign a substitute for Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdés and that the club is closely following Mandanda. The Barcelona board would already be studying the option of transferring the Congolese-born Frenchman.

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