Barcelona continue to seek a new central midfielder following Andres Iniesta's departure and Ajax starlet Frenkie de Jong has recognised the interest in him.
Following praise from Xavi, the Dutchman is flattered but intent on succeeding with his current team before trying his luck elsewhere.
"It was fun to read [Xavi's comments]," de Jong remarked to reporters after the game with Sturm Graz. "You always want a player like Xavi to say these things.
"At first [the Barcelona speculation] was nice, but I'm not interested anymore.
"It is fun to see your name in the Spanish newspapers, but it is no longer what interests me, I want to focus on my team.
"Of course there is interest, everyone knows that. But as I say, I'm an Ajax player."
Ajax beat Sturm Graz 2-0 on Wednesday evening to begin their long quest to qualify for the Champions League via the play-offs.
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Good decision now barca have very good players to warm the bench so if you come I think you will be in reserves so go to another team or stay at Ajax because barca don’t need you there are still better players in Barcelona and academy graduates too I think they should believe their academy as the used to do in olden days instead of spending billions and millions on matured talents