The agent of Celta Vigo striker Giuseppe Rossi admits there was interest from Barcelona in the past.

However, Rossi's knee problems thwarted the move.

"It was basically all done with Barcelona, we had an agreement on the details of the contract, then some details emerged and everything collapsed," Federico Pastorello told Gianluca Di Marzio's website.

“Pepito was coming off a great season at Villarreal, but he had some small problems. They had to pick between him and Alexis Sanchez, in the end they took the Chilean. It's too bad because we were very close to closing."