MAN Roland Great Britain declined to comment while a spokesman for Xerox UK said it was "not aware" of an agreement.
However, the deal would make sense as Roland has been left without a sheetfed digital press since Xeikon, whose engines it sells under the DICO brand, canned the CSP 320 D.
MAN Roland chief executive Gerd Finkbeiner said at Ipex that it was looking for an alternative sheetfed engine for its digital line-up.