Barcelona are reportedly "all but resigned" to the notion that Manchester City will win the race to sign budding Ajax star Frenkie de Jong. The Blaugrana "are unwilling to match what City are willing to pay" for the 21-year-old, according to Goal's Ignasi Oliva and Sam Lee.
Barca's hope rests on De Jong's desire to move to the Nou Camp and play in the same team as Lionel Messi. However, this lure reportedly won't prove sufficient to deter De Jong from travelling to Manchester.
It's why Oliva and Lee also noted Barcelona will turn to Paris Saint-Germain's Adrien Rabiot as an alternative.