Barcelona legend Xavi is backing their move for PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot.

Xavi thinks the France international would make a shrewd signing but is wary of talking up prospective deals, having seeing Antoine Griezmann decide to stay at Atletico Madrid despite being linked with a switch to Camp Nou.

"He's a player of an excellent level technically," Xavi told Mundo Deportivo when asked about Rabiot.

"He could play perfectly as a central midfielder at Barca. He could contribute a lot, but that's already entering the realms of speculation.

"I've been asked a lot about Griezmann this summer and, in the end, he stayed at Atletico. But if Rabiot comes, he'd be a great signing."