Last weekend, it became known that Paris Saint-Germain had activated Ousmane Dembele’s €50m release clause at Barcelona.
The 26-year-old is very excited to join the French champions, and the deal is almost done. The final hurdle is an agreement between Barcelona and Dembele over what share of the €50m they will each receive.
According to Santi Aouna, FC Barcelona are delaying this deal in order to send Dembele to Saudi Arabia, with Al Hilal ready to pay a higher transfer fee to secure the French international’s services.
The Dembele saga has been rather bizarre, and this news would take it to a whole new level. It’s no secret that Barcelona aren’t happy to lose Dembele, and if they have to, the Catalans want to generate as many funds as possible.
It remains to be seen how the situation develops, but given that Dembele only wants PSG, it looks like Barcelona’s plot won’t pan out.
