Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is coy over talk of a move for Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata this week.
Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri fuelled speculation Morata could be set to depart Stamford Bridge when he told reporters on Friday: "If Morata will go to another club we will need a replacement."
Valverde was coy on Barcelona's reported interest in the Spain international when he was asked directly about Morata ahead of Sunday's visit of Eibar.
"I can only say the same thing," Valverde said. "That he's a great player, that he's at another team and that we respect that a lot."