Just when it was agreed that Dembele was about to leave Barca after his contract expired, the future of the French attacker seemed to have taken a quiet turn recently.
First Madrid's newspaper As said Barca winger Dembele was more inclined than ever to renew his contract with the club. Subsequently, Barca mouthpiece Media World Sport said dembele had told his Barça teammates that he wanted to stay with the team. And the world also exposed Dembele's "show loyalty" words in the dressing room. "I want to stay with Barca and I had a great time here. I believe in the team's plans, and it's also a great pleasure to work with Harvey. ”
In addition, the world sports also said that Dembele insisted that he had never had contact with any other clubs.
Obviously, the reports of these 2 media outlets are completely different from the previous wind direction. From this information, it can be seen that Dembele began to make his position clear. So what prompted him to stand up and speak up? There may be three reasons for this.
First of all, we have to admit that this is the happiest time Dembele has had since joining Barca for more than 4 years. After Griezmann joined the team, Dembele seemed to have found a confidant, and the smile returned to his face. But the happiness at that time was not solid, and it was more in the field and in life.
But now Dembele's happiness has shifted from off the field to the field, and he has rarely stayed away from injuries and can continue to play. In addition, Aubameyang, a former teammate at Dortmund, joined, and he was very speculative with the big brother, sitting on the bench together.
What is even more rare is that Aubameyang is perfectly integrated into Barca's tactical system, and the cooperation with Dembele is very tacit, while Griezmann played awkwardly at Barca before, and has never been integrated. As a result, dembele today has found not only playmates off the field, but also confidants on the field. And Aubameyang is constantly persuading Dembele to stay in the team, and this "pillow wind" will definitely work.
Secondly, Barca's revival is promising. Dembele joined Camp Nou as Neymar's successor in the summer window of '17, but the years that followed were turbulent and continued to decline. After Messi's departure, Barca's future is full of unknowns. Luckily, another midfielder, Xavi, has shown up, who has been waiting for a suitable time to return to Barca.
More fortunately, after a short run-in, Harvey's Barcelona stepped out of the quagmire step by step, and the more they played, the better. And Barca have repeatedly won in the transfer market, successively getting Christensen and Casey, and the future is bright. Dembele, who has been sinking in Barca for many years, has seen the hope of the rise of the team, and he is expected to become a hero of the team's revival. If at this time, despite the club's financial difficulties, he asked for a big contract and left for free, he would surely become a sinner for Barca and be blamed forever. Is he a hero or a sinner? Dembele is not difficult to choose.
Plus, Harvey was his Bole. From the moment he took over the Barca whip, Harvey has been passing on the importance of Dembele. He believes Dembele will play an important role in his own team, even calling the players the best in this position. Dembele did see this weight, and when the club's top brass decided to "refrigerate", Xavi tried to make it continue to start.
As the saying goes, "a good bird chooses a tree to perch, and a virtuous man chooses the Lord and does things", and now, Dembele's performance in Barcelona is steadily improving, and the rare smile is back, there is really no reason to leave blindly.
But there are still more reasons to agree or Dembele to take the initiative to make concessions. The current economic situation in Barca is unlikely to meet his high salary requirements. Low fixed salary + high bonus, which is already very sincere. If the performance is good, the treatment will naturally go up, and I hope that Dembele can understand this truth.
In addition, if Dembele finally renews his contract, Barca's transfer plan will also have a chain reaction. First of all, Rafinha, which has been talking about recently, is definitely not coming. But this is not necessarily a bad thing, as Leeds United's asking price is too high and Barca can set aside the budget for reinforcement in other positions;
Secondly, Traore is expected to stay at Barca. As a workhorse, Traore is not comprehensive enough. But as a substitute, he is absolutely competent. However, Barca can try to use the willingness of the players and the imminent expiration of the contract to persuade Wolves to reduce the cost of the buyout.