Ajax director of football Marc Overmars has said his club are "on good terms with Barcelona," but talk of a loan partnership between the two outfits won't turn the Dutch giants into a feeder club.
Soon after Frenkie de Jong's summer transfer to the Camp Nou was struck, Overmars confirmed rumours of a loan collaboration between the clubs but told NOS (h/t Goal's Tom Storer) Ajax won't lose their identity:
"We know that we are on good terms with Barcelona. Barcelona wants to talk to us to see if they can loan players.