Posted on November 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. by BC
Free at the end of the season, Ousmane Dembélé has been in talks for several months to extend with FC Barcelona, and Xavi could allow the Blaugrana to make a big step forward in this matter.
Recruited after the departure of Neymar , Ousmane Dembélé was to allow FC Barcelona to forget the Brazilian star. A goal he has not been able to complete so far, mainly due to numerous injuries preventing him from winning over time. However, FC Barcelona does not plan to let go of the French striker. The latter is currently in his last year of contract and is the subject of lengthy negotiations for an extension which is slow to emerge. Nevertheless, the return of Xavi to the Blaugrana could tip the scales in favor of FC Barcelona .
An extension coming for Dembélé?
As ARA explains, Ousmane Dembélé did not expect Xavi evokes his case with as much vehemence on the day of his presentation, when the new coach of FC Barcelona explained that the 24-year-old striker could be “the best player in the world at his post ”, enough to make his extension“ priority ”. A speech which could then be decisive, since the Catalan media announces that the contacts have again intensified between the two parties, enough to arouse the optimism of the club culé which believes to be able to reach an agreement in the coming days. “We know he wants to stay, and that helps us. But sometimes the agents do not make it easy, ”explains a source from Barça , who nevertheless remains convinced that Ousmane Dembélé will end up signing a new contract, in particular for lack of outside proposals. “For the moment, they have nothing and that makes us think that he has options to stay”, adds one within FC Barcelona . Case to follow.