After a massive draw-out in the winter window, Xavi's Barcelona are ambitious to start the second half of the season. In Barca's La Liga squad against Atletico, Dembele's name is prominently listed. Although his departure from Barca at the end of the season is basically a certainty, Xavi is still difficult to give up on him. Among the new forward tridents tested by Barca is Dembele.
In Xavi's plan, Traore, Ferrantore and Dembele are the main candidates for Barca's new forward trident, which will be a combination of speed, technology and scoring ability. Traore has a strong physical quality and amazing speed, but passing and shooting is not a strong point, Ferrantore has a good scoring ability, but his physical quality to play the center is still a bit reluctant, but with dembele, who has double smooth feet, all this is no longer a problem, plus the free agent Aubameyang, Barca's attacking power is still very impressive.
For Dembele, the Barca hierarchy has completely lost patience and is determined to put the French winger on the shelf before the end of the season, but this decision also requires Xavi's consent. Although the latter kicked Dembele out of the big list for two consecutive games, he did not completely abandon his intentions, of course, to put it another way, that is, Xavi is ready to make full use of Dembele's surplus value, which is also not in vain.
In fact, in Harvey's tactical system, the explosive winger still has a lot of roles. This is also the most important reason why Xavi has regarded retaining Dembele as the first big thing after becoming the Barcelona manager. Now, although Barca have loaned veteran Traore, Xavi is still obsessed with Dembele. For him, it is the most important thing to use the strength of everyone in the team to complete the task of la Liga rush, and barca, which is now seriously injured, has no capital to send Mr. Billion to the stands.
What made Harvey finally decide not to give up Dembele was another reason, and that was the arrival of Aubameyang. In the 2016/17 season, Dembele and Aubameyang played side by side at Borussia Dortmund. That season, Dembele delivered 12 assists in the Bundesliga, 10 of which completed Aubameyang's goal. After 5 years, the two have seen another opportunity to join forces, and Xavi obviously hopes that there will continue to be a spark between them, because this is still very important for Barca's attack.
Veteran Alves has expressed support for Dembele, who in his opinion should give Barca a chance as long as the French winger is still in the squad, "We need to be smarter about this situation." We need maximum strength, and we need all of us to unite. We are trying to get Barca back to the top and it needs to create a healthy and positive atmosphere and there should be no bad emotions in the squad. Negative things don't help you grow, they don't help you get things done. ”
Of course, the possibility of Dembele remaining at camp Nou does not increase, according to the "World Sports" news, Barca is convinced that Dembele has reached a deal with Paris grandeur to join at the end of the season, the latter's action to retain Mbappe has failed again and again, and it is necessary to plan ahead. Dembele, who even overshadowed Mbappe at that time, is obviously a more suitable candidate, and also needs a transfer fee, and the big Paris that tasted a huge visa-free sweetness last summer will naturally not let go, as for the poaching barca, they have mastered it.