Barcelona reportedly need to sell Frenkie de Jong this summer owing to the enormous sums that they are liable to pay him over the next four years of his current contract with the club.
Speculation has been swirling around the Dutchman's future this summer, with Manchester United having agreed a deal in principle with the Spanish giants. It appeared at one stage as though the move was going to be a formality.
However, Barcelona president Joan Laporta last week threw a spanner in the works by suggesting that the Catalan club had 'no intention' of selling De Jong this summer.