Ronald Koeman who is Barcelona coach had made it clear that Ousmane Dembele who is Manchester United's target  is still in his plans despite the uncertainty surrounding the forward's future.

Manchester United are exploring a loan deal for Ousmane Dembele, who was on the bench for Barca's 4-0 win over Villarreal, with little progress being made in their move for Jadon Sancho.

Ronald Koeman went ahead to say that as long as the player is with us(Ousmane Dembele) he is part of my plans. He did not start against Villarreal because there are other players too and Ansu Fati has demonstrated that he is good enough to play.

Ronald Koeman also said that Dembele Ousmane has to wait for his chance. He was better physically in the first few weeks of preseason and Dembele has dipped a little bit in the last week, but he trained well today and I'm counting on him.

The life of Ousmane Dembele who is 23 years old  joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund for an initial fee of €105 million in 2017. Dembele's time at Camp Nou has been blighted by injuries.

So Ousmane Dembele moving would allow Barcelona to turn to the transfer market.

Koeman also admits that the club have financial limitations but there are two or three positions we are working on.

Ronald Koeman went ahead to say there's nothing certain at the moment. We are a little weak in the centre back position for the season that lies ahead of us, while we are also looking for another No.9.

Barcelona are set to sign The life of Sergino Dest from Ajax, Ronald Koeman confirmed the Sergino has undergone a medical at the club.

The start of the La Liga season has allowed a little bit of calm to return to Barcelona following a turbulent summer in which Lionel Messi tried to leave the club.

Messi has apologized to Barcelona supporters and he said he was acting in the best interests of the club and called for everyone to pull together in the pursuit of success this season.