Thursday, 16th October, 2014
Sunderland are in the race to sign Croatian wonderkid Alen Halilovic from Barcelona on a loan deal this January.
The Croatian starlet was a sought after talent this summer, but Barcelona beat off interest from other clubs to sign the highly-rated forward earlier this year.
The 18-year-old has made five appearances in Spain’s second tier with Barcelona’s B team, but the Catalan giants are pondering a loan move for him to gain experience.
La Liga outfit Celta Vigo are keen to take the youngster on a loan deal this January, but Sunderland are ready to give the Spaniards stiff competition for his signature, according to Tutto Mercato.
The Black Cats are keen to have a youngster of Halilovic’s talent at the club and want to take him to England this January.
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Halilovic started his career at Dinamo Zagreb before moving to Barcelona this summer and at 18, has already earned six international caps for Croatia.
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