Posted on November 9, 2021 at 11:30 am by Amadou Diawara
At the end of the contract on June 30, 2022, Ousmane Dembélé will leave FC Barcelona freely and for free if he does not extend by then. Determined to renew the contract of his number 7, Barça would consider resuming discussions with the player's clan to find a final agreement in November. And thanks to Xavi, the Catalan team would have a good chance of winning their case.
During the 2017 summer transfer window, FC Barcelona paid the crazy sum of € 135M to afford the services of Ousmane Dembélé. While the PSG blew up the release clause to 222M € of Neymar, the Catalan club threw themselves on the French to compensate for his absence. However, Ousmane Dembélé failed at all to fulfill his mission to make the Brazilian star forget. Little spared by injuries, the 24-year-old striker has not managed to string together matches and good performances since his arrival. However, FC Barcelona would count on prolonging it all the same, even if he had tried several times to get rid of him. On the one hand, the Catalan club would still believe in him. And on the other hand, Joan Laporta would like at all costs to avoid a free start, because Ousmane Dembélé is at the end of his contract on June 30. To avoid this terrible scenario, the president of FC Barcelona has already launched hostilities. Indeed, Joan Laporta would have started negotiations with the Dembélé clanthere are long weeks for an extension. And while Ousmane Dembélé would not really give news to his management for some time, the new boss of the Bar that would have decided to pass into high gear, now that Xavi has finally (re) set down his suitcases in Catalonia. As Fabrizio Romano posted on YouTube, the management of FC Barcelona would have planned to relaunch talks with the Dembélé clan to try to find a final agreement in November, because, as Xavi explained, this issue is now a priority . “For me, (Ousmane) Dembélé can be the best player in the world at his post. It depends on him, his mentality and whether he gets hurt a little. For me, his extension is a priority, ”said Xavi during his presentation on Monday.
Xavi, the man for the job for Ousmane Dembélé?
Moreover, Xavi would be the key for Ousmane Dembélé to initial a new lease with FC Barcelona. According to the indiscretions of Helena Condis , disclosed on the airwaves of El Partidazo de Cope, the French world champion could come back to life thanks to Xavi. “(Ousmane) Dembélé is convinced that Xavi can be the key to his career to help him succeed. Since (Thomas) Tuchel, he has not found a benchmark on the bench to help him grow. He is excited after listening to Xavi and can't wait to meet him from tomorrow, ”said the Cadena Cope journalist. It remains to be seen whether a European top club will not cause a new turnaround on this issue. As announced Fabrizio Romano on YouTube, many European teams, and in particular in Premier League, would be ready to throw themselves on Ousmane Dembélé to complete a huge blow to 0 €.