Barcelona confirm contact for Juventus target, deny illegal approach
The Catalan side have released a statement on their official website, after reports emerged that they have made illegal contact for the French midfielder, who has also attracted interest from Juventus.
The statement said:"FC Barcelona wish to address stories published in France regarding the signing of players from Paris Saint Germain, and make clear that they have not breached any rule in this regard.
"The only contact made was during the month of August and one week ago. In both cases, this contact was made with PSG's sporting management to show FC Barcelona's interest in player Adrien Rabiot.
"FC Barcelona have always wanted to work with the utmost transparency in their dealings with PSG and with any other club. FC Barcelona refute the existence of any type of agreement with PSG player Adrien Rabiot."
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