The 25-year-old moved to the top of the Catalan side's shopping list before the transfer window closed but the Red Devils refused to sell
Victor Lindelof's agent says Barcelona tried to sign the defender from Manchester United after Matthijs de Ligt rejected them to join Juventus.
The Catalan side were one of the leading contenders to sign De Ligt from Ajax before he made a €75 million (£68m/$84m) move to Italy in July.
Barca were soon linked with Swedish centre-back Lindelof before the transfer window closed, but he ended up signing an extension earlier this month.