Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu brushed off rumours of a bid for Paul Pogba as he doubted the ease of completing such a deal.
Links between Pogba and the LaLiga champions have become more frequent with the Manchester United midfielder s relationship with Jose Mourinho appearing to grow more difficult.
The United manager recently stripped Pogba of the vice-captaincy and the pair were seen sharing terse words during a training-ground confrontation last week.
While reports suggest World Cup winner Pogba is seeking an escape route to Barcelona, Bartomeu questioned United s willingness to negotiate.
I read these rumours not just about Pogba but a lot of players, Bartomeu told the Times.
Most of the teams don t want to sell their players. They want to grow.
In football, you have to win, to generate funds, be successful. Also, I don t like to speak about other teams players.
When you hear from agents that a certain player is on the market and I am not saying that about this player, but generally I will sometimes call the CEO and say: Is it true you want to sell this player? .
Usually they say no way, not for sale and that s the end of it.
France star Pogba returned to United from Juventus in a big-money deal in 2016. He was withdrawn in the 70th minute of the 3-1 weekend defeat at West Ham.
