Ousmane Dembele’s contract with FC Barcelona expires in the summer, according to Barca President Joan Laporta, the Frenchman can imagine leaving.
Joan Laporta, President of FC Barcelona, has spoken to Radio Catalunya Explains that Ousmane Dembele “is tempted to leave Barcelona. But we still hope he stays with us.”
Dembele’s contract with the Catalans expires this summer. After that, all options are open again with the arrival of Xavi as head coach.
“He wants to stay, but he’s very attracted to other offers that offer better conditions,” Laporta told Spanish radio. “Our offer has been around for a long time and his agents have asked us for time until the end of the season, which is next week.”
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Barcelona continue to try everything to keep the Frenchman in the Spanish sun: “The coach and I like him. We tried very hard to keep him,” said Laporta.
The Catalans are still in a financially tricky situation, according to Laporta, should a contract extension not go through, there would be a queue of interested parties. Apparently he thinks the same way
Source: Stern
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