Juventus and Barcelona are also reportedly monitoring the former Stoke City midfielder.
Catalans want the Croatian to commit his future to the club as soon as Luis Suarez signs his renewal.
Neymar Sr insists his son never had any intention of leaving Camp Nou.
Casemiro and captain are already working with the ball.
Sampaoli did, however, label midfielder as an 'intelligent footballer who any coach would want to have'.
Frenchman could return in time for El Clasico against Real Madrid on 3 December.
Tonny Bruins Slot advises Catalans to sign the Colombian centre-back.
Andreas Pereira is on a season-long loan at Granada.
Aleix Vidal is back in full training following some weeks on the sidelines.
The Champions League winners have failed to put a timeframe on his return.
Belgian keeper also rubbishes speculations linking him with a return to Atletico Madrid.
Mesut Ozil joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in 2013.
Former Manchester United star wants to continue with Los Blancos until he is 41 years old.
22-year-old impressed while covering Andres Iniesta in the middle of the park.
Boss believes former Manchester United star should retire at the Bernabeu.
Portugal international agrees to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2021.
Barcelona face stern test against in-form Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Real looking to extend winning run in La Liga to four matches.
Andres Iniesta, Jordi Alba, Jeremy Mathieu and Aleix Vidal also remain on the sidelines.
Karim Benzema also failed to complete the training with the rest of his teammates.
Catalans are ready to give up on the Arsenal star as they believe he will sign a new deal with the Gunners.
Recent reports claimed Jose Mourinho was ready to break the bank to lure him back to the Premier League.