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Schneider says he has FC Barcelona offer

First Published: May 31, 2002

German midfielder Bernd Schneider says he is considering a move to FC Barcelona.

Schneider has an offer to join Juventus for next season but is taken with the chance to go to the Catalan giants.

"Of course I'd love to move to a club I dreamed of as a child," he said.

"Barcelona's coach Louis van Gaal has spoken to my agent. Now we'll have to wait and see. But for now I'm thinking only of the World Cup," Schneider told 'Express'.

The Bayer Leverkusen winger is expected to leave the Champions League finalists after the finals with Barca and Juventus his main suitors at the moment. But he has a three year contract to see out at Bayer and the German club have already lost Ze Roberto and Michael Ballack from their midfield with star centre back Lucio of Brazil a target for Madrid this summer.