Borussia Dortmund ready to sell Marc Bartra so should Everton and Leicester take a closer took?
Hernandez Theo of Real Madrid tackles Marc Bartra of Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League group H match at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
This comes after the Yellow and Blacks secured the signing of Manuel Akanji from Basel, while Bayer Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah is also being linked with the club.
Manuel Akanji and Marouane Fellaini battle for possession during the UEFA Champions League Group A match between Manchester United and FC Basel.
Sokratis and Omar Toprak have been the preferred central defensive partnership for Dortmund in recent times, leaving both Bartra and Subotic sidelined.
The latter is linked with a move to Saint-Etienne and while the former is thought to favour a return to his native Spain, could the Premier League tempt the 27-year-old?
Everton manager Sam Allardyce looks on before the English Premier League football match against Tottenham Hotspur.
At the start of this month the Telegraph claimed that both Everton and Leicester City needed to sign a new centre-back and Bartra could be the ideal fit for either.
With many years at the top level ahead of him, the Spain international is an attractive prospect having played more than 50 matches for Dortmund and over 100 for Barcelona, winning La Liga five times and the Champions League and Copa del Rey twice apiece during that time.
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