Sevilla president Pepe Castro has played down talk that Luuk de Jong could return to the club in January from Barcelona.
De Jong left Sevilla for a season-long loan with the Catalan giants on deadline-day and was apparently a specific request by former coach Ronald Koeman.
The 31-year-old struggled to make much of an impression under the Dutchman, scoring just once in nine outings, and his future is now uncertain following Xavi’s arrival.
There have already been reports that De Jong is not in Xavi’s plans and Barca will look to offload the striker when the transfer window open in January.