Barcelona were reportedly set to sign Cedric Bakambu on loan with a purchase option but the move for the Beijing Guoan forward broke down at the last minute.
The former Villarreal forward is in Seoul with the rest of his Beijing Guoan teammates training before their AFC Champions League opening game against FC Seoul on February 11.
According to L'Equipe, Barcelona met with Bakambu's representatives, and they had agreed a deal with the Chinese outfit to release the 28-year-old with the Super League season indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.