Gerard Pique was left out of the starting line-up for the second successive game amid reports that Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have submitted offers for the Barcelona defender, according to the dailymail.
Youngster Marc Bartra was asked to partner Javier Mascherano in the centre of defence for their game against Ajax.
Luis Enrique’s decision to leave Pique on the bench during Wednesday’s 2-0 victory prompted Spanish newspapers AS to question if the player had a future at Barcelona.
The player was also left in the stands in Saturday’s shock 1-0 defeat against Celta Vigo in La Liga after TV images showed him using his telephone on the bench in the second half of the Catalan Super Cup final.
Since the start of the season Pique’s place in Enrique’s side have been less than assured with Mascherano and Jeremy Mathieu the preferred pairing.
Mathieu have been ruled out for up to three weeks by a leg injury but Pique appears to be out of favour which has alerted United, Man City and Chelsea.
Barcelona-based Sport claim that Chelsea and both Manchester teams have submitted offers ranging from £20-£24million for the Spain star.
The newspaper say that Jose Mourinho is hoping to replace John Terry, and believes he can bring the Spaniard to London in the same way he lured Cesc Fabregas this summer.
Manchester City, meanwhile, are desperate to sign the Barca defender as early as January, Sport claim, having missed out on his signature last summer.
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