Posted on October 26, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. by BC updated on October 26, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.
Free at the end of the season, Ousmane Dembélé is still not guaranteed to continue his career at FC Barcelona. Joan Laporta now wants to step up a gear in order to be fixed in this case.
Arrived in the summer of 2017 from Borussia Dortmund with the label of Neymar successor, Ousmane Dembélé had a contrasting and eventful period at FC Barcelona , the fault of several physical glitches. The France international is currently sidelined from the pro squad after yet another right thigh injury at the Euro, although his return is imminent. But it is his contractual situation that is currently reacting in Catalonia, and this worries Barça . Ousmane Dembélé is currently in his last year of contract and could therefore freely leave the club at the end of the season if no agreement is reached by then. A huge threat for Joan Laporta with a player recruited for 135M € which forces the president of Barça to move up a gear.
Decisive month for Ousmane Dembélé, Barça has his plan
While FC Barcelona is already discussing with the Dembélé clanfor several weeks, things should soon pick up on this issue. Mundo Deportivo are revealing the club’s plan to keep the French international free to sign with any club they choose from January 1 for next season. The Catalan daily explains that the Blaugrana management has decided to no longer discuss with the player's agent in order to negotiate directly with Ousmane Dembélé . Internally, it is estimated that the entourage of the latter is pushing for a departure, with the prospect of obtaining a signing bonus and a salary revised upwards elsewhere, while the main concerned would not be opposed to the idea of continuing his career at FC Barcelona . Senior executives as well as Ronald Koeman thus took action to find a favorable outcome to this issue and show Ousmane Dembélé the importance in the project set up, and this despite the economic difficulties preventing Barça from aligning with the proposals of the other contenders. Joan Laporta would have set a deadline of one month to obtain the response from the French world champion, who could be pushed towards the exit from the month of January if no field of agreement was not found. Ousmane Dembélé would already have some leads if FC Barcelona left, since Newcastle or even Manchester City would be particularly on the lookout. The countdown is on.