Reports in Italy today claim the Nou Camp club are considering an offer for the 25-year-old, with the aim of completing the transfer next January.
Any move would severely hamper Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal’s summer plans to restructure his defence.
The right-back position is still vacant at Old Trafford after Van Gaal failed to adequately cover it last summer and Darmian is seen as a competent player who could fulfil the role on a more permanent basis than Antonio Valencia.
He is one of a number of players on Van Gaal’s summer shopping list, including centre-half Mats Hummels, who could leave Dortmund if the money is right.
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Barcelona have reportedly joined the race to sign Matteo Darmian from Torino
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are also keen on securing Italy international Darmian, with his value rising to £15million as Italian reports claim Real are frontrunners with Barca.
However, United were boosted by Darmian’s recent claims that he would be open to a move away from Torino.
And with Barca unable to field new players until their transfer embargo expires in 2016, United will feel they have a strong chance of wrapping up the deal.
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