Valencia manager Pako Ayestaran has said that Paco Alcacer will not be sold to Barcelona this summer.
Per Goal's Cesar Hurtado, the Spaniard spoke on Monday about his in-demand players, including Alcacer and Arsenal target Shkodran Mustafi: "Mustafi is not for sale and will not be leaving the club. With Alcacer I can be as firm as with Mustafi, [club president] Lay Hoon already said it. The president has said in public that Alcacer and Mustafi are not for sale and I have to believe her."
Valencia's reluctance to part with him is understandable, as demonstrated by Spanish football expert Sergi Dominguez:
Few days ago Alcacer received the biggest cheer at Valencia's team presentation, he's the core of the team & squad must be built around him.