Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has refused to give up on convincing goalkeeper Victor Valdes to stay.
The goalkeeper has baulked at new contract talks with Barca and is ready to move on in the summer.
However, Sport says Rosell and sports director Andoni Zubizarreta will not accept defeat and is pushing Valdes to reconsider his position.
"Victor will not be find better anywhere else," Rosell has told the player's representatives, "Victor is the best goalkeeper we can have at Barca."