World Sports: Whether Dembele can enter the competition list will be decided by Xavi, Laporta and others

Tonight, Barca will play Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey, and according to the World Sports, whether Dembele can enter the big list will be decided by coach Xavi, sporting director Mateu Alemani and president Laporta.

Ahead of training and press conferences, Xavi met with Alemani, who made a decision about Dembele's previous postponement of his offer extension with his agent, and a representative specifically in the French media to criticize Barca's behavior. Therefore, whether Dembele can enter the squad against Athletic Bilbao depends on the joint decision of Xavi, Alemani and Laporta.

At the press conference, Harvey spoke in an extremely tough tone about Dembele's situation, ruling out the option of punishing him without playing, and currently considering only two short-term scenarios, either to renew his contract or to find a way out in this winter market: "I can only say that we are in a complex and difficult situation. The club has decided that if he doesn't renew his contract, we have to make a decision with him, knowing that it's not easy, but Alemani has been in talks with his agent for five months and we can't wait any longer, either to renew or make a decision. ”

"I've been very honest with him, it's not an easy task, but a decision has to be made, the first thing you have to think about is the interests of the club and it has to be clear. I didn't think about putting him in the stands, we wanted to find a new way out for him, the facts are clear, but we don't know about his situation, especially me, he may want to renew his contract... But they couldn't make a decision and really couldn't wait any longer. ”

Asked about dembele's double conversation with his agent, Harvey assured: "I also ask myself this question, but you have to ask him, I don't want to disrespect anyone, but the message is clear and there is no other way for us to either renew our contract or make a decision. ”

The winter transfer market will close on January 31, which is the deadline for Barca and Dembele, but it is clear that Dembele will not let things get easier because he does not want to renew his contract, his idea is to wait for the contract to expire on June 30 and then leave in free.

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