Barcelona assess defensive options during Argentina-Uruguay friendly

Barcelona will have scouts at the friendly between Argentina and Uruguay as the club evaluates two central defenders, according to Sport.

The match is scheduled to begin at 02:00 Moscow time today, with representatives of the Catalan club expected to be in attendance.

Their focus will reportedly be on Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez of Manchester United and Uruguay defender Juan Rodriguez of Cagliari.

Martinez, 28, is valued at 45m euros by the football statistics website Transfermarkt, while Rodriguez, 21, has an estimated market value of 14m euros.

The report comes after earlier claims that Barcelona will not be able to spend a significant sum during the winter transfer window.