ACCORDING TO 'SPORT'
Ousmane Dembélé, closer to staying at Barça
Published:2/07/2022 - 22:29h
Updated:2/07/2022 - 22:29h
The future of Ousmane Dembélé is still up in the air, but very close to being defined. According to the latest information, the French attacker will end up staying at FC Barcelona until the summer of 2024
Ousmane Dembélé Finished his agreement with the FC Barcelona and is free agent, but could finish engaging again with the Barcelona picture. Of agreement to the last informations, the French is very near to arrive to an agreement to sign his stay in the Spotify Camp Nou by two seasons more, until the summer of 2024, and finish one of the big 'serials' of this year.
The born in Vernon communicated to the Barça in January that did not have intentions to renew his agreement, place considered that the offer of the culés was insufficient. The club tried to put it in the market and loomed it with leaving it in the terracings by six months, but Xavi Hernández insisted in that it had to form part of the staff to culminate the season 21-22. The directors fulfilled his wish and, since, has worked to convince to the attacker.
Everything seems to indicate to that his efforts have had fruits, finally. Although the parts have been very distanciadas, a recent information of the newspaper 'SPORT' desvela that right now some "minimum differences" separate to the Barcelona club to concretise the continuity of Dembélé by the next two years. They are slopes of the last economic details ("very small", according to the newspaper).
The intention of the Barça is to close the operation as soon as possible. Joan Laporta recognised does some hours that "if it accepts our economic conditions will remain ", adding besides that "we do not put us limits of time for nothing", but the aim is that Dembélé can be available from the first day of the pre-season to work under the orders of Xavi, this Monday 4 July.
'Dembouz' Has finish yielding to the proposal of the culés, that has been to the drop. It will be in the scale salarial to the same level that Ansu Fati and will perceive around six million net euros by season, 40% less than what ingresaba up to now. In the Barça consider that it is a victory from the economic and sportive point, place are ensuring the continuity of the footballer to the drop and think that to this price would not have achieved a better player in this position.
However, so that it complete the lacking operation a key point. 'SPORT' Indicates that both parts are expecting that Mateu Alemany, director of the area of football of the club, of green light. He has showed , precisely, against of the permanence of the ex of the Borussia Dortmund since it announced in January that did not go to renew, but understands that it will not be a big obstacle and will resolve in brief.
A position indescifrable
In all these months of negotiation (from the past year!) Dembélé Has showed against to accept an agreement to the drop and, in fact, sometime arrived to ask a wage of stars that surpassed the 20 million euros by season. It refused an important number of offers of the Barça and accelerated to find a team that yes put on the table what was asking, but any manifested .
Chelsea has been the team that more near has been of ficharlo like free agent, but the offer neither convinced to the player of 25 years. Now, after a few 'dramas', Dembélé could finish accessing to all what resisted to remain in the Barça until 2024.