Barça is clear that they want to renew Dembélé. In fact, Xavi, upon his arrival at the club, expressed that he considers the player a fundamental part of the project.
The Frenchman ends his contract in 2022, and although Barça’s strategy could be to transmit these messages so that Dembélé yields and renews, to then sell him at a better price, the truth is that the Blaugrana team needs him.
The situation today is that the player’s representative has rejected the latest offers and from Barcelona they fear that Dembélé will not renew. If the player does not renew, he will be able to negotiate from January 1 with any club to leave Barça for free at the end of the season. Sources close to the player assure that the discrepancies for the renewal are in that the club does not offer him a salary improvement, something that the club confirms and is justified in that Dembélé has not shown qualities to deserve an increase.
The French winger does not have exactly a low salary, since he charges 10 million euros per season, so taking into account the economic situation of the club, Dembélé should understand the offer they make and if he really wants to stay at Barça, accept it . If your objective is financial, then you should not renew, because surely many teams will compensate you with a succulent transfer bonus if you are free.
Barça, for its part, should not commit crazy things for a player who has not shown great commitment to the entity, and who in no season has performed as expected. Only Xavi’s confidence in the player, and the hope that he will resurrect him, make the club continue to be interested in renewing Dembélé and keeping him in the team. We will see if they finally manage to convince him or if in January Barça hears transfer offers and ends up selling it.
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