Barcelona coach Xavi has ruled out a return to action for Ousmane Dembele during his contract stand-off.

Barca meet Alaves on Sunday.

“The situation with Ousmane has not changed. He knows what it is and he has to decide," said XAvi

Dembele was left out of the squad to face Athletic in the Copa del Rey and he will not be involved in the clash with Alaves.

Although Xavi said “the list comes out tomorrow".

Dembele is out of contract in the summer and has not signed a new deal despite repeated offers from Barcelona.