The renewal of Osman Dembele's contract with Barca is becoming more and more complicated. On December 30, RAC1's Barca and team reporter Romero revealed that the renewal negotiations between Barca and Dembele's agent broke down, and the club could not meet Dembele's request. Dembele will leave Barca on a free transfer next summer.
Overnight, Dembele dominated the front page of Catalan sports newspapers.
Dembele and the broker
The Daily Sports newspaper said that the negotiations between Dembele and Barca on Wednesday were extremely difficult to progress. Relations are strained and Dembele wants to stay at Barca, but agent Moussa Sissoko offers that if the contract extension is not completed on 1 January, dembele will be able to have free contact with any club (such as Newcastle, Manchester United). Barca hope to continue negotiations and finalize Dembele's contract extension as soon as possible.
The World Sports newspaper pointed out that the economic conditions demanded by Dembele will not be met by Barca at all. The negotiations between the two sides were inconclusive and broke up. If Dembele is unwilling to make concessions, Barca will not be able to retain the 24-year-old French striker.
RAC1 reporter Romero: Dembele OUT
Authoritative RAC1 reporter Romero, bringing more accurate information. Dembele (the team) demanded an annual pre-tax salary of €40 million and a €20 million renewal bonus. Such a lion's wide opening is obviously impossible for Barcelona to accept. Romero noted that Dembele was already "OUT" and that he would not opt for a contract extension.
In the summer of 2017, Barca spent 150 million euros to bring in Dembele from Borussia Dortmund as a stand-in for Neymar. In these four and a half years, Dembele has not been able to integrate into the locker room, and has been injured continuously, like the Glassman, with only 126 appearances. Barca are reluctant to let Dembele go (the contract expires in June next year) and want Dembele to cut his salary and renew his contract. However, Dembele is not short of chasers, and The Premier League's Newcastle and Manchester United are hoping to waive the French winger next year.
RAC1 reporter Romero pointed out that the attitude of Dembele agents is very strong today - Barca can open new negotiations, but the premise is to meet Dembele's requirements. Authoritative transfer correspondent Romano expressed pessimism about Dembele's prospects for a contract extension: The drama ends? Dembele's team is clear, and if you can't promise it, don't talk about it. Barca is too difficult.