Barcelona Edge Towards Gerardo Martino Dismissal with Jurgen Klopp Dream Replacement

Barcelona are set to part company with coach Gerardo Martino in the summer, according to Catalan daily Sport, and have already identified their dream replacement.

The Spanish champions lost away at Granada at the weekend, a result which now sees them third in La Liga and looking up at Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.It was a big blow for the Catalans after crashing out of the Champions League to Atletico Madrid in midweek.

And the back-to-back defeats could spell the end of Martino's reign.

On Barcelona's list are Ernesto Valverde, Luis Enrique and Andre Villas-Boas.

But the club's preferred option is Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp.

The German has consistently insisted he plans to stay put at the Ruhr giants, however an offer from Barcelona could prove too tempting to turn down.