FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta acknowledges that the future at Ousmane Dembélé’s club is not yet completely sealed.
Barca are in the process of negotiating a new contract with Dembélé, whose current lease has a €50m buyout clause.
Laporta begins to lose patience with Dembele
Joan Laporta, the Blaugrana president, began by expressing his admiration for the French international: “Dembélé is a player much loved by the coach, the management and myself. I am a big fan “.
Then, he explained what makes the negotiations complicated with the former Rennes player: “He has representatives (Moussa Sissoko, editor’s note) who are difficult when it comes to negotiating. I respect his position, but they are taking too long. At the moment we are negotiating for him to continue and we hope it will be resolved, but I think it will stretch until the end (of the transfer window).
Dembélé, who has 185 appearances and 40 goals with Barça, was recently in the crosshairs of PSG. However, he has made it known that he is not interested in returning to Ligue 1. An indisputable member of Xavi’s team, he sees no point in moving. Especially one year from the Euro in Germany.
