Barcelona To Submit New Hernanes Bid

It was thought that this particular transfer saga had died out in July, given that neither Barcelona nor the Brazilian club were willing to budge with regards to their valuations for the player.Sao Paulo originally wanted €25m for the 23-year-old, but Barcelona are more apt to offer €14m, four million of which take the form of incentives and variables.In any case the defensive midfielder is high on the agenda as coach Josep 'Pep' Guardiola looks to add depth to his squad, not least for those away games in which fielding both Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta is deemed to cavalier.Hernanes, who is under contract until 2011, is currently in China with the Brazilian Olympic team, is under contract until 2011 at the Tricolor Paulista.Having been linked with both Barça and Manchester United prior to the summer, his stock rose yet further after he netted Brazil's sole goal against Belgium in their first Olympics group match.