Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was pushed on Saturday night about the future of Javier Mascherano.
But he deferred any comment on the topic until after the Clasico.
"I don't think about it because Mascherano is still with us, and we have two very important games before the winter break," said the coach.
"Not everything can be freely discussed. We still have him."
Mascherano is expected to push to leave in January.