Sporting Braga move to sign Barcelona player

Tommy Marquez's future with Barcelona is nearing a resolution, with Sporting Braga showing interest in acquiring the La Masia academy midfielder during the current transfer window.

According to Spanish newspaper 'Mundo Deportivo', Sporting Braga are working to complete the signing of Márquez, noting that the operation Barcelona are looking to finalize will be through a permanent sale of the player.

The Spanish newspaper previously indicated that the Portuguese club is one of the potential options for Marquez, alongside Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund.

During the pre-season preparations under Hans Flick, the Spanish player featured for just 28 minutes in Barcelona's second match in the Udine triangle against Udinese, which ended in a defeat for the Catalan team by a goal to nil.

Marcquez featured in two matches with Barcelona's first team last season and may depart the club to join Sporting Braga, which includes several Spanish players and is managed by Spaniard Carlo Vicente.