The FC Barcelona coach is very disappointed with the departure of Ousmane Dembélé to Paris Saint-Germain, and is annoyed with the financial means of the French club.
For Ousmane Dembélé, it’s settled, Xavi no longer has any illusions. The FC Barcelona coach has confirmed the departure of the French international, who only took part in the friendly match against AC Milan on Tuesday evening in Las Vegas.
“I am a little disappointed with Dembélé, Xavi told Spanish reporters after the game. He decided to go to PSG. We can not do anything with it. He spoke with Luis Enrique and Nasser (Al-Khelaifi). »
🇺🇸Xavi:
“Estoy un poco decepcionado con Dembélé”
“Ha decidido irse al PSG. No podemos hacer nada. Habló con Luis Enrique y Nasser”
“Me sabe mal porque le hemos cuidado mucho para que sea feliz”.
“El PSG le hace una propuesta totallymente fuera de mercado”@partidazocope pic.twitter.com/WuZu2rguIs
— Helena Condis Edo (@HelenaCondis) August 2, 2023
For the Catalan coach, it’s a blow, because he had relied a lot on Dembélé in recent months and was counting on the tricolor dribbler for the coming season. “It hurts me because we took great care of him to make him happy”regrets the former midfielder.
A salary that makes people talk
Xavi especially deplores the financial aspect of this operation, evoking “a completely off-market proposition” from PSG. It is true that Dembélé could receive 20 million euros per year in Paris, a salary higher than that of the other executives of the capital club (Marquinhos, Verratti, Hakimi, Donnarumma…), if we except of course the stars Neymar and Mbappe.
According to Le Parisien, PSG activated a clause present in Dembélé’s contract, signed in 2022, making the player “accessible” for 50 million euros, with a certain number of days to negotiate. The process is underway, and the world champion should soon join France.
