Stoke goalkeeper Begovic is on the list of names Barca are considering to replace Victor Valdes and has been watched by Nou Camp scouts.
Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool have all been trailing Begovic, who will leave the Potteries at the end of the season.
But David de Gea’s good form means United, like Chelsea and City, would not be able to offer 25-year-old Begovic guaranteed first-team football.
Arsenal believe they are well placed to convince Begovic to move to the Emirates as No.1, although Stoke’s £15million asking price could prove to be a stumbling block.
Begovic has made 20 international appearances for Bosnia.
But he has never played in the Champions League and does not speak Spanish – which could count against him. Other than Begovic, De Gea and Reina, Barcelona are big fans of Inter Milan’s Samir Handanovic but the Italian club claim they will not sell the Slovenian.
Valdes has not extended his Barca contract which expires next year.
But the club have told the 31-year-old, who is also an Arsenal target, that he will not be sold this summer unless they find a replacement.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has admitted that defeat by Bayern Munich was the low point of his career.
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