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Barcelona are preparing to sell Marc Overmars after admitting he is no longer needed at the Nou Camp.

The Catalan club are trying to ship out all of Louis van Gaal's Dutch signings in a dramatic re-think of transfer policy.

And that means as well as Overmars, the likes of Patrick Kluivert and Boudewijn Zenden are up for grabs.

Overmars would command a fee of around £12m after failing to spark since moving from Arsenal last summer.

A Barcelona source told Sport First: "Barcelona have gone back to more traditional targets in the transfer market since the departure of van Gaal - and Overmars is definitely surplus to requirements.

"All the Dutchmen, even Patrick Kluivert, are on borrowed time. Barcelona's strength was traditionally from buying South Americans and that has now been started again."

Barca have splashed the cash this summer on Argentinian youngsters Juan Riquelme and Javier Saviola.

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

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Saviola is wonderful

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

mmmm, yeah, stuffed with wild mushrooms in a light tomato and marscapone sauce

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

i haven't seen him play, but every sport paper here has him all over the cover every day, so i deduce he leads an intersting life. I think Barca are a poor team, he'll shine if he can kick abit. shall we stick in a 25 mill bid for overmars and kluivert?

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Overmars is a class apart imho, if i was manager i would get him at all costs

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Not worth thinking about it...he wouldn't touch us...

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

he once commented on how after Arsenal had beaten us in the final our fans were louder and clapped him off the pitch, he puts that down as one of his finest moments in Football, still i think there is more chance of time standing still than Marc speeding down our left side

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

They'll all be clamoring to join the toon when we win the Inter Toto.

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001

Saviola has been the dogs whatsits in the Copa!

-- Anonymous, July 23, 2001