Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong has revealed that he wants Bayern Munich's wantaway striker Robert Lewandowski to join him in Spain next season.
De Jong's comments came after Holland's 2-2 Nations League draw with Poland, at the end of which the midfielder was spotted in conversation with the Bayern frontman.
The Dutch midfielder's comments join an extensive string of rumours and hints that Lewandowski will be on the move, and according to Football Espana, Bayern would be the only stumbling block in a potential move.
According to Fabrizio Romano, De Jong told was asked about his chat with the Polish skipper in a post-match interview, saying: 'He’s an amazing player, one of the best in the world.
'[His future] is up to him. But of course I would like to have Lewandowski in my team.'
The Dutch midfielder, who has himself been subject of sustained rumours of a big summer switch, is reportedly central to manager Xavi's rebuilding project at the Catalan giants.
And Lewandowski has been identified as the ideal candidate to help Xavi build a side capable of challenging not only in LaLiga, but in the Champions League too.
Initially, Barca will have been nervous at the news that French super club PSG were planning to dip into their considerably deeper pockets to offer the Polish forward a lucrative deal.
However, according to Mundo Deportivo, the Pole has already signed a three-year contract on around £175,000-a-week with Barca, worth £27million in total.
But the striker has a year left on his contract, which means that any deal would require a fee and Bayern would surely expect to recoup a decent sum for one of Europe's top marksmen, which would put Barcelona at a disadvantage due to their financial disarray.
And it is in fact Lewandowski's most recent advocate de Jong who could be sacrificed to make the deal happen, as he represents a quick way to make a sizeable profit given United's interest.
United's initial bid of £60million was reportedly rejected by Barcelona, who told the Premier League side they would need to match the club-record £89m splashed out on Paul Pogba in 2016 to secure a move for De Jong.
On international duty, Lewandowski said: 'My era at Bayern is over. I don't see any possibility to continue playing for this club anymore.
'Bayern's a serious club and I believe they won't keep me, I don't want to play there anymore. A transfer is the best solution. I hope they don't stop me.'
The Bundesliga title holders have already identified - and bid for - Liverpool's Sadio Mane, and Lewandowski's departure could help raise funds for the move.
Lewandowski must now wait for Barcelona to sell number of players to make space on their wage bill before they can offer the Bavarian giants any money to complete the deal.
A deal that LaLiga president Javier Tebas has already said is impossible.