Barcelona failed in a late attempt to sign Stefan Bajcetic with the Liverpool midfielder set to join RB Salzburg on loan, sources have told ESPN.
Barça were unable to guarantee Bajcetic's registration with LaLiga due to their continued financial woes, and sources close to the player said they could not risk waiting and being left without a move before Friday's transfer deadline.
Bajcetic, 19, also felt a degree of loyalty to Salzburg manager Pep Lijnders, Jürgen Klopp's former assistant at Liverpool, who he had already spoken to about joining the Austrian side.