Barcelona deny they have any interest in Boateng

Barcelona are not interested in signing Jerome Boateng, despite a story on 'Radio Marca' on Monday afternoon which suggested otherwise.

Sources inside the club have confirmed to SPORT on Monday evening that Bayern Munich's German defender is not on the club's list of preferences and, for that reason, his signing will not happen.

The same sources have explained to us that Andoni Zubizarreta has never met with the player's agent, nor does he intend to so with the view of bringing Boateng in to strengthen Barça in the middle of defence.

With Zubizarreta still fronting the operation, the club are continuing to work on signing another centre-back before the transfer window ends.