Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has said Barcelona have not talked to him about Alexandre Lacazette but hinted that the opposite might be true of Samuel Umtiti.
Striker Lacazette, 24, and centre-back Umtiti, 22, have both been linked with the Spanish league leaders in recent weeks.
Lacazette is also reportedly wanted by Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, but Aulas hopes that Lyon can hold on to their top scorer this summer.
"I really want him to stay," Aulas told RMC on Monday. "I met the [Barcelona] president not so long ago. He didn't talk to me about Alex."
When asked whether Umtiti came up in the discussion, however, Aulas replied in English: "Maybe."
Umtiti said on Sunday that he was flattered by interest from Tottenham but that he felt his game was better suited to La Liga.
Speaking on RMC, Aulas confirmed that Spurs are not the only club who are closely watching the France under-21 international.
"In terms of his attitude and his intrinsic quality, the biggest foreign clubs -- English and Spanish -- are interested in Sam in a very clear way," Aulas said.
"That's not to say that we're going to let him leave because he's really very important to Olympique Lyonnais."
Lyon are currently second in Ligue 1, 27 points behind champions Paris Saint-Germain with two games left in the season.
The lack of competitiveness in the French league is a concern and Aulas feels that it is unlikely that a team can repeat Leicester's against-the-odds success from the Premier League in Ligue 1.
Montpellier were surprise French champions in 2012 but since then PSG's Qatari owners have regularly pumped huge sums into a club that has become utterly dominant domestically.
"When Qatar Tourism Investment gives €150 million to PSG, there's a €150m gap with the other clubs," Aulas said. "Leicester had the possibility of handing over several million [for transfers] and the wage bill was also expandable."
Aulas believes Ligue 1 has to become more competitive in order for it to become more attractive abroad.
"If the champion ends with a 30-point lead every year, then there's a problem," he said. "It's not possible to see a French Leicester emerging."