Barcelona plot shock swoop for Swansea goalkeeper

Swansea City goalkeeper Michel Vorm has emerged as a shock target for Barcelona.

The Spanish giants were recently stunned after long-standing number one Victor Valdes revealed he would not be extending his contract beyond the summer of 2014.

As such, the 2009 and 2011 Champions League winners have been linked with a host of
goalkeepers, with Liverpool's Pepe Reina and Manchester United's David de Gea thought to be high on their list of possible replacements.

But reports in Spain now suggest the Nou Camp side are interested in Vorm, who has established himself as one of the Premier League's finest shot-stoppers since moving to South Wales in 2011.

The 29-year-old, who joined Swansea in a bargain deal from Utrecht, is contracted to the Liberty Stadium club until 2016.