BARCELONA have ruled out a swap deal involving Jadon Sancho and Raphinha, according to reports.
Sancho has been frozen out of the Manchester United squad since his public fall-out with Erik ten Hag in September.
SunSport reported that United approached the LaLiga giants regarding the possibility of exchanging Sancho for Raphinha.
Raphinha, 26, spent two years with Leeds United, and scored 16 Premier League goals.
But Spanish news outlet Mundo Deportivo have since claimed that Barcelona are not at all interested in Sancho.
The report also claims that Raphinha is considered ‘untouchable’ in the January window.
READ MORE MAN UTD NEWS
Barca would only consider selling next summer if they received a significant fee for the Brazil international.
He joined Barcelona in a £55million deal from Leeds in 2022 and has 12 goals and 17 assists in 65 appearances for the Spanish champions.
Meanwhile, Sancho remains exiled with the winger refusing to make peace with Ten Hag.
The January transfer window provides a potential solution for United, who are currently getting nothing out of their £73m player who earns around £300,000 per week.
Most read in Football
FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS & NEW CUSTOMER BONUSES
While Barca have rejected the proposal, his former club Borussia Dortmund could consider a swap involving Sancho and Donyell Malen.
The England international contributed 50 goals and 64 assists in 137 games for Dortmund between 2017 and 2021 before heading to Old Trafford.
Ahead of Man Utd’s 3-0 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday, Ten Hag reiterated that the ball is in Sancho’s court if he wants to be reintegrated into the squad.
He said: “So it is about a culture and every player has to match certain standards and it was about that.”
United face their bitter rivals in league leaders Liverpool on Sunday, which will hold a record attendance following the opening of the new Anfield Road Stand.
United- who are sixth in the table – have failed to win away at Liverpool since January 2016, when Wayne Rooney grabbed the only goal.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
