Kylian Mbappe favoured a move to Barcelona over Paris-Saint Germain in the summer, according to his father.
The 18-year-old left last season's French champions Monaco to join PSG which will see the Paris side pay £166m next summer after an original loan spell.
Barcelona will hold some regret over their failure to secure the services of Kylian Mbappe
The Paris-Saint Germain forward became the highest scoring teenager on Wednesday night