Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said the club were unable to afford the signing of Paul Pogba in 2016.
The France international left Juventus to join Manchester United for a sum of £90 million following months of speculation regarding a possible transfer to a number of different clubs.
Barcelona was one of the teams regularly cited as a possible transfer destination for the then-Juventus man.
Speaking ahead of Barcelona's UEFA Champions League showdown with United on Wednesday, Bartomeu confirmed the Blaugrana were keen to bring Pogba to the Camp Nou, per Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden of ESPN FC:
"In the summer of 2015, Paul Pogba was playing in Turin and we simply told Juve that, if one day they decide to sell the player, we would be interested.