Posted January 7, 2022 at 12:30 am by DM
For the time being, the extension of Ousmane Dembélé occupies the minds of the leaders of FC Barcelona. But officials are not forgetting their top priority, which is to recruit a center-forward.
Despite his enormous financial difficulties, the FC Barcelona hit hard by getting their hands on Ferran Torres for a transfer estimated at 55M €. But to be able to register the former Manchester City player in La Liga, the Catalan club must quickly reach an agreement with Ousmane Dembélé, whose contract expires next June. Scorer against Linares in the Copa del Rey this Wednesday (victory 1-2), the French international still refuses to extend his lease with FC Barcelona . Marca indicates that Dembélé could no longer play with the Catalan club if he refuses to find an agreement with the leaders.
Barça are still looking for a center-forward to forget Dembélé
As Marca explains, FC Barcelona is today dependent on Ousmane Dembélé due in particular to injuries to Ansu Fati , Martin Braithwaite or even Memphis Depay. But according to the daily, the player could quickly be relegated to the hierarchy, especially when these attackers do their return. In addition, FC Barcelona still hopes to find a center forward capable of taking over from Sergio Agüero . Sources close to the Blaugrana team indicated on Thursday that the option Alvaro Morata (Juventus) was not ruled out. An arrival, which will not help the affairs of Ousmane Dembélé .