Dembele has been told by Barcelona that he must find a new club this month.
In 2017, Barcelona smashed its own club transfer record by signing Dembélé; from Borussia Dortmund for 147 million euros (then $175 million) plus add-ons. Dembele has been told by Barcelona that he must find a new club this month.
Barcelona needs to exchange French winger Ousmane Dembélé; some time before the winter exchange window closes, according to a club official. Barcelona soccer chief Mateu Alemany said the club told Dembélé; he needed to find an unused club after denying consent to an unused contract.
In June, his contract will end. “Over the course of the six or seven months that we’ve been talking and arranging; Barça has advertised different propositions for Ousmane to remain with us; all of which have been rejected by his specialists,” Alemany stated. Given the circumstances, we’ve been educating the player and also his operators that he must take off quickly; as we need players who are committed to the team’s future, which he must withdraw by January 31.
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Dembélé has been left out of Xavi Hernández’s squad for Thursday’s Copa del Rey match against Athletic Bilbao. Alemany claimed that his refusal to accept a new contract was also the driving force for his choice.
In 2017, Barcelona smashed its own club transfer record by signing Dembélé; from Borussia Dortmund for 147 million euros (then $175 million) plus add-ons. Many Barcelona fans questioned the pricey deal; which used a large portion of the 220 million euros (then $262 million); Barcelona got from PSG for Neymar just weeks before.
The youthful forward missed much of his to begin with two seasons due to damage; and it was until final season that he set up himself as a standard starter. In 129 diversions for Barcelona, he has 31 objectives.