Barcelona forward, Ousmane Dembele, will spend the next five months at Camp Nou as an outcast, being a fallout of his contractual disagreement with the Catalan giants.
The France international forward will be allowed to train with the first team, but will not feature in any match involving Xavi Hernandez's team.
The 24-year-old on Tuesday rejected a letter of freedom from the club after the winter transfer market closed on Monday because he wants to run out his contract and leave as a free agent in June.
PSG, Chelsea, and Tottenham were the three clubs interested in signing him, but an agreement could not be reached with any of them, so the term expired without finding a destination, which means he will spend his final five months at the club in docility.
Barcelona's stance has been underscored by Laporta, who told Spanish outlet Marca that the player will not play anymore.
"If he is not going to continue, you will tell me...", he said of the former Rennes striker, whose idea has always been to fulfil his contract and who only agreed to seek an exit option at the end of the market after the meeting between his representative, Moussa Sissoko, and the club's leaders.
Barcelona now boast many quality players in their attack, such as Aubameyang, Adama Traoré, Ferran Torres, Memphis, Braithwaite, Luuk de Jong, Ansu Fati, Abde, and Jutglá, which means Xavi can only resort to Dembele if a number of them are injured.
Dembele has scored 18 goals in 87 appearances for Barcelona since joining them from Rennes on August 25, 2017 for €105 million plus a reported €40 million in add-ons.
He had his medical three days later and signed a five-year contract, with his buyout clause set at €400 million. Barcelona had just sold Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain for €222 million, so Dembélé became the club's joint-second most expensive player (in euros), alongside Paul Pogba.
Dembélé came to Barcelona highly prized but the French never hit it off at Camp Nou, largely hampered by injuries. He can play on either flank, due to his ability to use both feet, and to utilise his technical ability, speed, and agility in order to get past opponents or beat defenders in one-on-one situations.
He can also operate as a left or right-sided attacking midfielder in a 4–4–2 or 3–5–2 formation. His clinical finishing and eye for goal also allow him to be deployed in a more offensive role as a striker.