Posted on October 25, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. by HG
While FC Barcelona would absolutely like to convince Ousmane Dembélé to extend his contract expiring at the end of the season, the Catalan club would nevertheless fear the possibility of a free departure of its French striker.
Due to his qualities of dribbling and speed, Ousmane Dembélé is a unique profile in the FC Barcelona squad. This is why Barça aims to extend the contract of the French international, who will be free to join the team of his choice on June 30. In this sense, negotiations should take place soon between the different parties in order to find common ground. However, in the meantime, a concern would be present within FC Barcelona .
FC Barcelona knows that Ousmane Dembélé is a very attractive player
And for good reason, ESPN indicates this Monday that Barça would be well aware of the fact that the profile of Ousmane Dembélé is in high demand on the transfer market. Thus, FC Barcelona would know that the 24-year-old Frenchman may have other tempting offers at the end of his contract to continue his career elsewhere than in Catalonia . As a result, the Blaugrana would fear a scenario similar to that of Ilaix Moriba , who ended up agreeing to leave FC Barcelona against his will. last summer to join RB Leipzig, after having listened to the advice of its representatives. It remains to be seen whether this scenario will happen again with Ousmane Dembélé in the coming weeks or not.