Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists Frenkie de Jong wants to stay at the Catalan club this summer - and they want to keep the midfielder, despite agreeing to sell him to Manchester United.
United agreed an €85million fee with Barcelona for the Dutch international last month, but completion of the deal has been held up by a wage deferral the player is owed.
The Manchester Evening News understands there was an acceptance late last week that United had to pursue alternative midfielders and they have since agreed a fee in principle with Juventus for midfielder Adrien Rabiot.
