Barcelona Transfer News: Sandro Ramirez Contact Made by Tottenham, Fresh Rumours

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly made contact with Barcelona over the potential January purchase of young striker Sandro Ramirez.

According to Ivan San Antonio of Spanish newspaper Sport, Spurs will have to pay €10 million to snap up the 20-year-old Spaniard, but Barca are willing to sell him on as long as a buy-back clause is included in the deal.

The report suggests, though, that Sandro may take some persuading if he is to depart the Camp Nou as it is his "dream" to establish a first-team role at Barcelona.

He has made something of a breakthrough this season, starting once in La Liga and making four substitute appearances, per WhoScored.com.

However, injuries and a lack of squad depth—caused by Barca's FIFA-imposed registration ban—have given Sandro undue prominence this term.

Come January, Lionel Messi will likely be back to full fitness, summer-signings Aleix Vidal and Arda Turan will be eligible to play and Barca could well sign a new forward with their ban having been lifted.

In such an event, Sandro will revert to being a secondary squad player again and his playing time will likely be severely limited.

Indeed, Spanish football writer Rafael Hernandez believes he will be sold to raise funds for further purchases:

Conversely, Sandro would likely be given first-team opportunities at Spurs as they are currently overly-reliant on Harry Kane in attack.

The north London club are eager to strengthen in the new year and are also reportedly lining up a move for AC Milan's Keisuke Honda, per David Wright in the Express.

However, Sandro is seemingly their No. 1 target given that they have reportedly already made contact with Barca about the forward.

While he has enormous potential, there is currently no place for Sandro in the Barca first team.

A move to Spurs could be beneficial for all parties, especially if the Catalan giants include a buy-back clause. Sandro himself remains the only obstacle against the deal going through.