Martín Montoya is considering a move to the Premier League having decided to leave Barcelona in the January transfer window, his agent has said.

Montoya was on the radar of several clubs in the summer, including Liverpool, but he wanted to fight for a spot in Barcelona's XI.

“He is going to go in January and all that has to be done is to reach an agreement with Barcelona,” Montoya’s representative Juan de Dios Carrasco told Reuters on Tuesday.

“There are a number of clubs in England that are ready to negotiate for him and his buy-out clause is €20m [£15.9m].”

Montoya has found himself fourth in the pecking order at the Camp Nou behind Dani Alves, Douglas and Adriano.