Barcelona have been distanced from Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt by the club’s vice-president, with Jordi Mestre talking up the quality of those already on the books of the Liga champions.
One deal has been done by the Blaugrana with Eredivisie giants, with highly-rated midfielder Frenkie de Jong set to complete a €75 million (£65m/$85m) switch over the summer.
It has been suggested that he will be joined at Camp Nou by a fellow Netherlands international, with Barca considered to be leading the chase for De Ligt.
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They are, however, far from the only side to be monitoring the 19-year-old’s situation.