Posted December 31, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. by Hadrien Grenier
While Ousmane Dembélé should leave FC Barcelona next summer at the latest, everything indicates that the French international is not taking over the management of PSG in the current state of affairs.
Arrived at FC Barcelona in 2017 with the label of the successor of Neymar , Ousmane Dembélé has long disappointed in Catalonia because of his injuries, his performance below expectations and his behavioral problems – including delays in training. However, after a 2020/2021 season of good quality under the orders of Ronald Koeman , the Barça wanted to sign up for the duration with the 24-year-old forward whom he had pushed out in the past. Thus, the Barcelona team's plan was to extend its contract which expires on June 30, and it is in this sense that negotiations have been taking place for several months now.
Only here it is, things do not have never really made progress in this case, the Catalan press never ceasing to affirm that the representative of Ousmane Dembélé seemed to save time. And this week, the scenario feared by observers of FC Barcelona occurred: the negotiations between the two parties ended. As the journalist Gerard Romero announced, the absolutely colossal claims of the player on the financial level – we are talking about a salary of 40 M € gross per year in particular – led the idea of an extension to fall to the ground. water, the Blaugrana not having the slightest intention of responding to the Frenchman's demands. And this is how Ousmane Dembélé should leave the FC Barcelona unless the situation turns around, whether as part of a transfer this winter or freely during the next summer transfer window.
Ousmane Dembélé's future looks like write in England
The whole question now remains to know in which team Ousmane Dembélé will rebound. With this in mind, the PSG was announced in the footsteps of the French international by FootMercato then Mundo Deportivo, the two media explaining that Paris got in touch with the agent of the former player of Borussia Dortmund and Stade Rennais . However, if this trend is reiterated by the Catalan media this Friday, it casts a little chill on the hypothesis of an arrival of Ousmane Dembélé within the Parisian club. Precisely, Mundo Deportivo explains that the future of the native of Vernon should rather be written on the side of the Premier League , a championship where several clubs are interested in his profile.
Heralded in his footsteps for several transfer periods, Manchester United would still be in the ranks of after Mundo Deportivo, who even explains that the Red Devils were considering the idea of recruiting him last summer. At the same time, Tottenham would be interested in the prospect of hosting him on a free transfer, especially since Fabio Paratici greatly appreciates Ousmane Dembélé insofar as he already wanted to recruit him when he was working at Juventus . Finally, Catalan media cite Chelsea as one of the other possible English fall points for the one who has delivered two assists in five Liga games this season. On the subject of the Blues, the Catalan media TV3 goes further by explaining that Thomas Tuchel would have sent him a message to welcome him to its workforce. It must be said that the coach who arrived last winter at the London club knows Ousmane Dembélé well since he had him under his orders when he was on the bench of Borussia Dortmund .
Obviously, the 48-year-old technician is therefore ready to repeat the experience. To see what the opinion of the Blues management will be on the matter. Finally, in the French press, Le Parisien confirmed this Friday the whole trend according to which several Premier League clubs are interested in the prospect of welcoming him freely at the end of the season. The Paris daily newspaper also agrees with Fabrizio Romano by explaining that the first desire of Ousmane Dembélé is to extend to FC Barcelona , but on its terms. We understand, this is now very unlikely.