Sevilla sources confirm Barça negotiations for Kevin Gameiro

Sources close to Sevilla have confirmed to SPORT that negotiations are at a very advanced stage with Barcelona for the transfer of Kevin Gameiro.

The Frenchman played no part in Los Nervionenses' friendly against SV Sanhausen on Sunday and rumours subsequently began to emerge about his future.

Barça had been negotiating in recent days amidst the perceived notion that the Catalan club were set to miss out on the 29-year-old, but in the last hours talks have progressed to finalise the deal.

Sevilla also had an offer from Atletico Madrid on the table, but the insistence of the Blaugrana appears to have turned the situation in their favour. In any case, the principle agreement must be approved by Gameiro himself.

Priority was always given to signing Gameiro by Barça, although Luciano Vietto has also been cited as a suitable attacking reinforcement alongside the "MSN".

Barça will keep tabs on the Argentinian youngster to see how developments over Gameiro unfold in the next few hours.