Deportivo are bracing themselves to lose one of their more influential figures over the past few seasons, Filipe after the left back continued to confess his desire to join Barca.

Depor coach Miguel Angel Lotina has even started to make plans for the squad in anticipation of the Brazilian’s departure, even though the Galician outfit have yet to receive any satisfactory offers for the player.

“It’s logical that he wants to go to Barcelona,” Lotina told COM Radio.

“We told him everything is calm, but he told us that he is nervous, that he’s losing sleep because he is excited by the prospect of joining a club like Barcelona.”

While Depor could expect to pocket as much as €12 million if the 23 year old Filipe does swap the Riazor for the Catalan, Lotina believes that it will be Barcelona who will get the better end of the deal.

“He is a great player, a complete footballer,” he praised. “He is an athlete with a lot of ability and he is technically very strong.

“He is a team player and really well mannered and he is someone who always wants to improve.”

Deportivo are bracing themselves to lose one of their more influential figures over the past few seasons, Filipe after the left back continued to confess his desire to join Barca.

Depor coach Miguel Angel Lotina has even started to make plans for the squad in anticipation of the Brazilian’s departure, even though the Galician outfit have yet to receive any satisfactory offers for the player.

“It’s logical that he wants to go to Barcelona,” Lotina told COM Radio.

“We told him everything is calm, but he told us that he is nervous, that he’s losing sleep because he is excited by the prospect of joining a club like Barcelona.”

While Depor could expect to pocket as much as €12 million if the 23 year old Filipe does swap the Riazor for the Catalan, Lotina believes that it will be Barcelona who will get the better end of the deal.

“He is a great player, a complete footballer,” he praised. “He is an athlete with a lot of ability and he is technically very strong.

“He is a team player and really well mannered and he is someone who always wants to improve.”