Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has refused to rule out the possibility of Raheem Sterling joining Barcelona.
The England international has been closely linked to move to Camp Nou in recent months, and the topic has rekindled this week.
El Nacional reported on Tuesday that Guardiola was preparing to make an exchange offer for Sterling to move to Barcelona to get midfielder Frankie De Jong.
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Asked if Sterling might join Barca, Pep declined to rule that possibility.
"If Barcelona are interested in any of our players, I'm sure they can get them," Guardiola said.
"Barca is still an attractive club. The city, the club, the history and it's always attractive to coaches and players. ”
"Barca can use their media to influence the signing. That's what happens in Barcelona; they can do what they want to do, for better or worse. ”
Sterling has been known to have lost his main position in Manchester City this year and he is unhappy in Manchester.
Despite playing for England at Euro 2020, Pep prefers to use other players, with Sterling even admitting last month that he was open to joining Barca.
He told the Financial Times: "If there is an opportunity to go elsewhere to have more playtime, I will accept it in time." ”
"As I said, football is the most important thing for me – the challenges and dreams I've set for myself since I was a child."
'As an English player, I only know the Premier League and maybe one day I'll enjoy playing abroad and wondering how I'm going to tackle this challenge.'
Sterling joined Manchester City from Liverpool in 2015 and has since scored 116 goals in 307 games, winning the Premier League three times.