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Italian sports paper La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Barcelona is interested in Inter Milan forward Julio Ricardo Cruz (34) (read more here).

The contract of Cruz expires at the end of this season and with Inter not yet having proposed a renewal and the relation with new Inter manager José Mourinho being tensed, the Argentinian striker would be willing to listen to offers from other clubs.

Barcelona would already have contacted Cruz to sound him out on a transfer in the next transfer window in January. Barcelona player Lionel Messi would have advised the club to try to sign his compatriot.

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