Barcelona Transfer News: Latest on Denis Suarez, Samuel Umtiti, Nolito Rumours

Barcelona have confirmed they'll re-sign Denis Suarez this summer "bar any last-minute changes," while Lyon's Samuel Umtiti and ex-Barca B star Nolito are also reportedly on the club's radar.

It was confirmed by the official Barcelona website on Sunday that Suarez will return to the Camp Nou for a fee of just €3.5 million (£2.8 milion) after moving to Villarreal last summer (h/t Sport).

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The report backed up claims made by club sporting director Robert Fernandez in a press conference last Thursday, but their plans could still be disrupted in the event another outfit decides to raise interest.

According to Sport, Suarez is in line to rejoin Barca on July 1, but the player can still agree a deal elsewhere, although the Blaugrana have the right to match any offer made for his services, per their buy-back clause.

Spanish daily Mundo Deportivo recently reported the 22-year-old is "seeking assurances" over playing time before he agrees a Barca reunion, and you can hardly blame him given the club's depth in quality (h/t Mirror's Ed Malyon).

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Former Manchester City academy member Suarez moved to Sevilla on loan in 2014-15 prior to his permanent Villarreal switch, playing in an impressive 94 games across both seasons and strutting his talent throughout.

Meanwhile, Catalan daily Sport has reported a move for Nolito is on the horizon just a few months after the Blaugrana failed to bring the former Barcelona B forward back to the club in January (h/t Santi Gimenez of AS).

The Celta Vigo striker missed a great portion of last season due to injury, but Ben McAleer of WhoScored.com pointed to it as his most prolific in La Liga to date in terms of minutes per goal scored:

Nolito has an €18 million (£14.1 million) release clause in his contract, and if any outfit may have a chance of tempting him away from Celta, it could be the side he represented between 2008 and 2011.

Gimenez also cited a report from Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, however, which contested that Lyon centre-back Umtiti was the more likely acquisition, despite competition from West Ham United, per Sky Sports News HQ:

The 22-year-old would set Barca back a reported €20 million (£15.7 million), although the transfer could be delayed with the defender currently representing France at Euro 2016.

Defence could well be considered a key area in need of improvement at the Camp Nou, and Umtiti may therefore be considered the greater priority ahead of another addition to an already thriving attack.