Although they lost 3-2 to Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, Barca's situation has improved significantly from before, with the addition of Ferrantore, the recovery of Dembele and Fati, the outbreak of Luc De Jong and the imminent return of Brysvet, which has made Xavi expand overnight.
However, after Coutinho left on loan, Barca's last billionaire, Dembele, also drifted away. According to Spanish media sources, Dembele's renewal negotiations with Barca have basically broken down, because he proposed a 5-year super contract worth a total of 200 million euros, 40 million euros per year including his annual salary of 20 million euros and the broker's commission of 20 million euros, such high conditions, Barca naturally will not agree.
However, Dembele also has his own reasons, in his opinion, Barca is not short of money, otherwise he would not have spent 55 million euros to buy Ferrantores, in addition, he still feels that he is a world-class winger, so he is eligible for a higher salary. Barca only hopes that he will reduce his salary and renew his contract, and the differences between the two sides are still very large.
Dembele's contract expires this summer, and Barca will have to sell him in this winter window if they don't want to lose their money, but Dembele doesn't want to leave now, because in this case, the club that signed him will pay a certain amount of transfer fees, and the money will eventually be counted on him. And if he leaves the team in the summer, he will be a free agent, and the new owner will not only pay him a large signing fee, but also pay a higher salary.
From this point of view, Dembele actually did not want to stay at camp Nou at all, and Barca's request for salary cuts and renewals made him very unhappy, especially after watching Barca sign a new person at a high price, it gave him a feeling that Barca had money but did not want to spend on him. That made Dembele determined to go.
Xavi does not want Dembele to leave, because in his tactical system, the explosive point winger is very important, and in today's Barca squad, there is only one player known for speed and explosiveness, And although Ferrantore and Fati have a certain speed, they are not a breaking point, especially after Fati has been injured several times, he has begun to transform into a point-grabbing striker, and the effect is not bad.
However, it was going to rain and the lady was going to marry, and since Dembele was bent on leaving, Harvey had no choice. According to the newspaper As, Xavi is very disappointed in Dembele, believing that he has been deceived and betrayed, but he still believes that the main responsibility lies with Dembele's agent, who has added a lot of blockage to Barca in the renewal negotiations. Now, Xavi is in favor of Barca selling Dembele in January. Of course, whether it can be sold depends on whether Dembele cooperates. If Barca is allowed to pay a part of the resettlement fee, I don't know if they will agree.