This is a file that we reopened at the beginning of July. We reveal Doha’s renewed interest in Ousmane Dembélé, the French international winger. The latter has always pleased the staff of Paris Saint-Germain and contacts often took place between the two parties. But it never came to fruition. Till today.
According to our information, the 26-year-old will indeed sign with PSG this summer. A contractual agreement has been reached between the Ile-de-France club and the Frenchman, around a 5-year lease. The medical examination should take place in Los Angeles. Above all, the PSG will activate the release clause of Dembélé, which had been negotiated last summer, at the time of the extension in extremis of the former Rennais at FC Barcelona.
The big blow of PSG
It had been decided on a departure clause of €50 million, which can be activated until July 31. Besides, half of the clause will go to the player and the agent. A deal smoothly conducted and well negotiated last year. Faced with the soap opera Kylian Mbappé, which is still likely to last, PSG has therefore taken action to secure this very advantageous transfer. A boon for Luis Enrique, eager to recruit the Barcelonan, who will offer him a more attractive offensive option.
For Barça, who still hoped to extend his player this summer, it is a failure, even if he had avoided leaving at the end of the contract during the previous off-season. Xavi really appreciates the Frenchman, and he loses a spectacular player there. But this will have the merit of bringing back a few million and making room in the payroll to register new reinforcements on the transfer window.
