Frenkie de Jong has been included as part of the Barcelona squad for their pre-season tour of the US - despite the club agreeing a £63 million fee with Manchester United for his services.
The Dutchman has been United's number one target this summer, with new manager Erik ten Hag wanting to reunite with the former Ajax star and make him the lynchpin in the Red Devils' midfield.
As reported by Sportsmail earlier this week, United's Richard Arnold and John Murtough have been in Spain to thrash out a deal with Barca sporting director Jordi Cruyff, director of football Mateu Alemany and sports vice-president Rafa Yuste.