Posted on November 17, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. by La Rédaction
With Ousmane Dembélé's contract which will end in June 2022, FC Barcelona would like to quickly complete the renewal of the Frenchman in order to avoid a free departure of the latter. However, the winger's agent would not expect to extend so easily. Joan Laporta would then bet on the strength of conviction of Xavi, but also that of Dani Alves in order to finalize the Dembélé case.
Ousmane Dembélé is at a turning point in his adventure with the FC Barcelona . The Frenchman is at the end of his contract with Barça and would be slow to extend with the club culé. Therefore, Blaugrana leaders would start to worry about this situation, especially because of the behavior of Moussa Sissoko , Dembélé's agent . The player's representative would indeed like the 24-year-old winger to freely leave Barça at the end of the season in order to pocket an XXL signing bonus with his possible future club. Thus, Manchester United and Juventus have already sent important offers to Moussa Sissoko . Despite everything, the Barcelona management would not want to let go of Ousmane Dembélé …
Barça would rely heavily on Dembélé
According to information from Mundo Deportivo, Joan Laporta would have made the extension of Ousmane Dembélé a huge priority. In recent weeks, Barça would have complimented the French a lot by considering him an essential element of the team. However, the renewal of the winger would at first glance have been considered a simple economic affair by the president culé. Laporta would indeed have liked to extend Dembélé with the sole aim of not seeing a player bought for the astronomical sum of € 135M leave for free. Despite his repeated injuries, the 24-year-old striker would now be seen as an essential sporting element in Xavi 's squad. The latter, recently inducted on the Catalan bench, could have an essential role in the Ousmane Dembélé dossier, just like another new one from Barça …
Dembélé convinced by Xavi and … Dani Alves?
As reported by Mundo Deportivo, the FC Barcelona would rely heavily on Xavi to convince Ousmane Dembélé to extend. The Spanish coach would indeed consider the French as a key player as he made it known on the day of his presentation, declaring the renewal of Dembélé as a “priority”. In addition, Barça would also rely on the advice of the latest recruit Dani Alves . During his presentation to the press, the Brazilian had notably declared: “I left and it is the best place to do great things, to live. You are here because it is important to you and there is nothing better elsewhere. It remains to be seen whether the strong words of Dani Alves will or will not resonate in the head of Ousmane Dembélé …