Posted on December 6, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. by HG
While his contract will expire at the end of the season, Ousmane Dembélé has already made the decision to leave FC Barcelona.
Arrived at FC Barcelona with the label of Neymar's successor in 2017, Ousmane Dembélé disappointed observers of the Catalan club for a long time. Between injuries, extra-sporting concerns and performances far from expectations, the French international frustrated Catalonia for a while. So much so that it has been regularly announced that Barça wanted to sell it in order to earn cash. But then, the former Stade Rennais player never wanted to leave, convinced of his abilities to win for the Blaugrana. His patience was rewarded last season as he finally managed to go through the games and perform well, before falling back somewhat into injury this season. However, the management of FC Barcelona this time, chose to excuse him. No question of sale, the Catalan board would instead like to extend its contract expiring on June 30.
Ousmane Dembélé would have announced his departure from Xavi
As a result, many weeks, many personalities of FC Barcelona came out of the silence to confide their desire to see the former striker of Borussia Dortmund initial a new contract. This was notably the case Xavi most recently at a press conference. “Dembélé is confident and we must protect him. He must be that player who makes the difference. He creates danger and even if he hasn't scored it's Dembélé I want to see at Barca. Having him on the team changes everything. There is a Barça with Dembélé and a Barça without him ”. Joan Laporta went even further on the TV3 set by simply saying that the French winger wanted to stay at FC Barcelona : “Dembélé wants to stay. For me, he's a great player. His agents want the best for him, but sometimes the best is not money. For me, it's clear: Dembélé is better than Mbappé ”.
But there you have it, there are the words and the reality. And the reality is clear: negotiations have been going on for many weeks between FC Barcelona and Ousmane Dembélé , but no agreement has yet been reached between the various parties in this regard. It has even been argued that negotiations are deadlocked, with the Frenchman's rep appearing to be buying time and being advertised as keen to see his client leave on a free transfer to hit the jackpot at a new club. And obviously, now is the scenario that holds the cord! Indeed, El Chiringuito announces this Monday that Ousmane Dembélé announced to Xavi that he will leave FC Barcelona at the end of this 2021 season./2022. The whole question now is to know what will be his future team if this is confirmed, several Premier League clubs having been announced in his footsteps – Manchester United , Newcastle United and Tottenham , as well as Juventus . But it could therefore be that the Ousmane Dembélé file is now lost for the residents of the Camp Nou .