PSG: Barça missed Mbappé in 2017

After the departure of Neymar from FC Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain during the 2017 summer transfer window, the Catalan club decided to bet on Ousmane Dembélé, recruited from Borussia Dortmund, to replace him. And at the time, the Blaugrana preferred the former Rennais to Kylian Mbappé (21 years old, 6 games and 7 goals in L1 this season), on the departure of AS Monaco, according to former Barça leader Javier Bordas .

“An attempt for Mbappé? Yes. When we decided to sign Dembélé, Minguella called me to tell me that Mbappé was possible. I told Bartomeu about it and he told me to watch this track. had his father and he explained to me that his son was not going to Madrid because of Cristiano, Benzema and Bale, on the other hand Barça was a possibility with the departure of Neymar. The president of Monaco preferred to sell him to Barça for not to strengthen the PSG, a direct rival. For 100 million euros, the case was possible. But Robert Fernandez preferred Dembélé, with the support of Pep Segura. The explanation? Mbappé played for him, Dembélé for the And with the departure of a winger like Neymar, Robert preferred a winger rather than a finisher, “Bordas told Mundo Deportivo.

With the difficulties of Dembélé in Barcelona and especially the success of Mbappé in Paris, the reigning vice-champion of Spain can harbor great regrets.