Golovin's agent confirms that Barca tried to sign him

Despite the fact he is rather forgotten by the majority of people, Aleksandr Golovin is still being looked at by top European clubs. His agent made it clear to 'Sport-Express' that the Russian player at Monaco was weighed up by Barcelona during the summer. 

After becoming the revelation of the World Cup in his homeland, he arrived to great fanfare at Monaco, but he has not been able to show all of his quality at the club. 

He is a technically minded midfielder, just 24 years of age and he fits in perfectly into the profile Barcelona want for the future. According to Oleg Artemov, his agent, Barcelona began contacts to evaluate his signing, but they did not put down anything concrete. 

In any case, Artemov maintains that the footballer is still very well liked by Barca. The fact he is not too expensive attracts them. 

The Monaco footballer is indisputable for Monaco and has now played 67 matches for the club since summer 2018. In that time, he has scored seven goals and given nine assists. 

Curiously, just over a year ago, in August 2019, Golovin himself was surprised