Barcelona reportedly offered Ajax €30 million for midfielder Frenkie de Jong during the summer transfer window.
According to Goal's Ignasi Oliva Gispert, the Spanish champions offered to buy the 21-year-old and loan him back to the Eredivisie side for the season.
Barcelona want to avoid becoming embroiled in a bidding war for De Jong but saw their offer turned down by Ajax, who remain keen to keep hold of their starlet, per the report.
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