Barcelona’s director of soccer Mateu Alemany has revealed that the membership aren’t presently engaged on Ousmane Dembele’s contract extension. The Frenchman, who joined Barca for €140 million in 2017, sees his contract with the Catalan giants run out on June 30.
Dembele was some of the thrilling younger footballers on this planet when Barca signed him from Borussia Dortmund 5 years in the past. Nonetheless, primarily on account of an absurd variety of accidents, Dembele has not but justified his sky-high billings. He has solely featured in 149 appearances throughout competitions for the Camp Nou outfit, recording 34 objectives and 32 assists.
Though Dembele’s current performances have been encouraging, Alemany insisted that there was no current communication between the participant and the membership concerning a contract renewal. When requested to touch upon Dembele’s state of affairs, he stated (through Diario Sport):
“The renewal of Dembele? I’ve a private opinion on this topic however it’s inappropriate. Solely he and his brokers know what they’ll do. Now we have had no information for six to seven months. There isn’t any negotiation with Dembele’s consultant in the intervening time.”
Dembele has turned down the Blaugrana’s renewal affords up to now and refused to depart the membership in January. Alemany (through Football Espana) admitted that Barcelona needed the ahead to depart within the winter switch window, even warning him of the attainable penalties.
Renewing Dembele’s contract might be useful for Barcelona
From being threatened to be left within the chilly to turning into an integral member of Xavi’s squad, Dembele has come far in 2022. The 25-year-old has managed to maintain himself match this 12 months, enjoying 16 of the 20 La Liga video games. Most significantly, he didn’t minimize a irritating determine in these matches.
He emerged because the crew’s main artistic pressure, offering 11 assists in these 16 matches. With 13 assists, Dembele completed as La Liga’s main help supplier of the season.
| Xavi: “If Dembélé goes to PSG? Everybody goes the place they needs and the place they assume they are going to be glad. He has helped us rather a lot and he has made a distinction whereas being dedicated. I want him the perfect, he has been an expert.” 🎙🚨🚨| Xavi: “If Dembélé goes to PSG? Everybody goes the place they needs and the place they assume they are going to be glad. He has helped us rather a lot and he has made a distinction whereas being dedicated. I want him the perfect, he has been an expert.” #fcblive
If Wolverhampton Wanderers loanee Adama Traore is distributed again in the summertime, Barcelona might assure Dembele a beginning berth on the best. Given how strongly he ended the 2021-22 marketing campaign, it is smart for Xavi to provide him a recent begin subsequent season.
If Dembele is open to agreeing to cheap phrases, there isn’t a cause for Barcelona to let the France worldwide depart as a free agent.
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