Barcelona have not given up on signing Ousmane Dembele on loan and could return for the Barcelona forward in January.
United failed to secure a deal for Dembele in the summer, but on his Here We Go podcast, Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed the 23-year-old is still a target for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Premier League side are reportedly only interested in a short-term deal, which proved to be a stumbling block in the summer negotiations with cash-strapped Barca wanting to sell the forward
They wanted the money to help new manager Ronald Koeman rebuild his side, with the Dutch boss keen on bringing in Memphis Depay from Lyon.
That position still remains but Barca will be keen to avoid losing Dembele on the cheap with his contract set to expire in 2022, if United considered a permanent move.
Barca are said to be working on negotiating a new contract with the Frenchman after his decision to reject an extension prompted the initial interest from United.
