Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has fanned the flames regarding the potential transfer of Ousmane Dembele to Manchester United.
The Frenchman is now becoming increasingly linked with United after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have started to come to terms with the likelihood of missing out on Jadon Sancho.
Barca originally maintained Dembele would not be leaving this summer, though the prospect of a loan departure now appears to be on the table.
Addressing the rumours this week, Koeman told reporters in Spain: ''He [Dembele] is a Barca player.