Extend Ousmane Dembélé’s contract without exploding his payroll. Here is the mission of FC Barcelona, weighed down by a billion in debt, which wants to keep the French international winger, whose lease ends in June 2022. According to Sport information, Mateu Alemany, Barça’s football director, would have proposed a new contract based on the playing time of the ex-Dortmund player, who has increased absences due to injuries since his transfer in the summer of 2017, against some 135 million euros.
According to the Spanish daily, Ousmane Dembélé would keep an almost similar salary, compared to that of today, if he played regularly and could even increase it with different collective bonuses. The Catalan club would therefore provide several “packs” depending on the number of matches played. While he receives nearly 10 million euros per year, will the former Rennais accept this new deal?
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It will also depend on other offers that will arrive for the 24-year-old, who has always expressed his wish to succeed at Barca internally. If the Barcelona leaders want to continue the adventure with Ousmane Dembélé, Xavi, the new coach of the Blaugrana, said all the good he thought of the Frenchman on Monday when he was inducted. The Catalan technician even said the world champion was “moon” of its “priorities“.
“He can become the best player in the world at his post. Ousmane has to work a lot. He has the potential to make a difference at Barca as a top player in the world. But it must be regular“, he declared. Injured in the right knee during the Hungary-France match (1-1) at Euro 2020, Ousmane Dembélé suffered a strained left thigh after making his return to the pitches against Dynamo Kiev last week, yet another relapse that prompted Barça to pass on this extraordinary offer.
