FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta claims Ousmane Dembele is ‘tempted’ by a possible summer departure, but the club are hoping to re-sign the French winger. The former Borussia Dortmund winger’s contract is due to expire this summer, and he has asked the club for time to make a decision on Barca’s latest contract offer.
However, Laporta says that Ousmane Dembele is currently the subject of even better offers from outside than Barca, financially, but the Catalans hope that the Blaugrana club culture and the relationship the Frenchman has built with Xavi and his teammates might be enough to convince him to stay at Barca.
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Laporta hopes for a favorable outcome
“He wants to stay, but he is very tempted by other options that offer better conditions, which, in his environment, are better considered than ours”declared Joan Laporta to Catalunya Radio. “The offer has been presented for a long time and they have asked us for time until the end of the season, next week we will know. We already wanted an answer before, but we cannot force things because Dembele is finishing his contract”.
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We made an offer because the player appeals to the coach, and to me too, so we made a major effort given the club’s economy. I see him very comfortable. There is a good personal relationship with everyone. The player has good relations in the dressing room, his friend Aubameyang has arrived, but he has representatives who manage his interests and it is hoped that his decision will be to extend. If not, we will strengthen this position.”concluded the president of FC Barcelona.
Soon the end of the Dembélé soap opera
FC Barcelona has been hanging on the lips of Ousmane Dembélé for several months. The Catalan club tried to extend the French international, recruited at a golden price from Borussia Dortmund, on several occasions without reaching a financial agreement with the player and his entourage. Barça have launched their last card and will therefore await Dembélé’s final response.
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Ousmane Dembélé has been linked with clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain as his contract with FC Barcelona comes to an end. The winger has struggled with injuries this season but has been spectacular when he was on the pitch with FC Barcelona. Oumsane Dembélé is La Liga’s leading assist provider with 13 assists in just 20 games in the Spanish league.
