The Catalan outfit are currently subject to a transfer embargo that will prevent them registering new players until January.
And while Bartomeu has previously said they could look to do deal at the end of the season and wait six months to confirm them, the Barca chief seems to think that Pogba will be out of reach.
Great players are wanted by everyone. For now, we have to watch him on television.
Josep Maria Bartomeu
He told RMC: "We have a FIFA sanction that does not allow us to recruit this summer.
"We are working on a plan but, of course, I can not reveal it.
"There are no names on the table. If he was [a target], I couldn't say.
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Josep Maria Bartomeu admits Barcelona will struggle to land Paul Pogba
"Pogba is a good player, but he has a contract with an Italian team.
"Great players are wanted by everyone. For now, we have to watch him on television."
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