Beijing time on December 30 news, according to a number of Spanish media reports, Barca player Dembele and the team to renew the contract negotiations broke down, the team plans to in this season's winter transfer window to push Dembele to the transfer market, to avoid next summer double money.
Previously, Barca had been working to complete the renewal of dembele's contract, but the negotiations on the renewal of the contract between the two sides had not progressed. It is understood that the main reason for the breakdown of the negotiations is Dembele's overstretched price, and his agent's proposed renewal conditions are 40 million euros of annual salary and 20 million euros of signing fees. It is worth mentioning that the annual salary of 40 million euros will surpass Messi C Ronaldo and others to become the highest salary in world football today.
Based on Dembele's performance in the past few seasons, Barca would prefer him to renew his contract with a pay cut rather than a salary increase. Barca said the team is currently in financial difficulties and the players must accept a salary cut. But Dembele's agent believes that Barca's claim that they have no money but want to sign Haaland proves that the club does not have money.
After talks with Dembele broke down, Barca will push Dembele into the transfer market in the winter window. It is understood that Barca's psychological price is 50 million euros, and teams such as Manchester United and Newcastle are interested in Dembele in the current transfer market, but in the case of the overall economic downturn in football this year, it is almost impossible to sell the high price of 50 million euros.
Dembele joined Barca from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2017, when Barca paid Dembele a hefty transfer fee of 135 million euros. Dembele spent most of his time recuperating from injuries after joining Barcelona, and it was difficult for him to have a consistent and stable performance. In the past four and a half years, Dembele has played a total of 126 games for Barca, scoring 30 goals and assisting 24 times.