Stoke City boss Mark Hughes was at Barcelona's Mini Estadi earlier today to take in Barcelona B's clash against Osasuna in the Spanish Segunda Division.

The Potters boss is keen on scouting Barcelona's talents and took a trip to Spain to make a personal check on several of the Catalan side's most promising talents.




Top of Hughes' watch list are thought to have been Adama Traore, a 19-year-old winger, and Sandro Ramirez, a 19-year-old forward, according to Spanish daily El Mundo Deportivo.

 


Hughes has two Barcelona youth graduates on his books at the Britannia Stadium, in the shape of defender Marc Muniesa and forward Bojan Krkic.

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It remains to be seen whether Hughes will choose to launch a bid for either Traore or Ramirez in the current transfer window.

Barcelona B currently sit just outside the drop zone in the Segunda Division, with 23 points from 22 games so far.

The Catalan giants' second string have won only six games in the Spanish second tier this term.

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