AssociatedIbrahim Afellay may not play regularly this season
Afellay's representative Rob Jansen last weekend suggested it was "a possibility" the Dutch international would spend the upcoming season away from the Camp Nou, but by Tuesday he was playing down talk of an exit.
"Can we completely rule out a summer exit? You never know in football, but it's highly unlikely that he will leave Barcelona," Jansen told Voetbal International. "At the moment we are not thinking about a departure. Ibrahim likes it at Barca and is playing."
A host of Europe's leading clubs, including Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Lazio, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Borussia Dortmund and Lille were reportedly interested in taking Afellay, 26, on loan.
