BarcelonaOusmane Dembélé is a box of surprises. The French winger has not yet signed the renewal with Barça, but he still showed up this Tuesday at the Ciutat Esportiva to return to training. Said and done. Xavi has given him permission and the player has started working. Of course, outside the group. And it is that, from the official point of view, the player is not part of the first Barça squad.
The presence of Dembélé, who has revealed his friend Aubameyang by posting a photo on social media, only confirms that the renewal of the player is a matter of hours. In fact, Barça say that “everything has been agreed” and that all that remains is for the footballer’s lawyers to review all the documentation. The signature will arrive this Wednesday or, to put it bluntly, on Thursday. And the footballer will be able to go on tour on Saturday, with the rest of his teammates.
Dembélé, who has been officially without a team since his contract with Barça ended on June 30, had expressed his desire to stay at Barça. But it was his agent who, obsessed with getting him a better contract, was looking for a club all over Europe that would pay him more money than the Barça team offered him. Finally, he did not find any better proposal and ended up accepting the Barça proposal.
Dembélé’s contract is down, for two seasons, until 2024. According to Barça sources, he will receive approximately 40% less than what he received so far.
Barça explains that, while waiting for Dembélé to sign the renewal, he will train on the sidelines. “He has asked permission to use our facilities,” they say from the Sports City. The end will be incorporated with the group once all the paperwork has been solved. “He has his training plan and, instead of doing it alone on his own, he has preferred to do it in the Sports City,” club sources point out.
The continuity of Dembélé, much criticized by the Barça environment, has been received as very good news in the staff. In fact, the coach, Xavi Hernández, was the one who rowed hardest to convince the board that an effort had to be made to renew Dembélé. Now it will be the turn of the player, who for two years will have to convince the coach that he was not wrong.
