Ousmane Dembele\u2019s contract situation at Barcelona had been left flip-flopping for quite some time now with the 24-year-old soon entering the final six months of his contract at Camp Nou yet without any lack of clarity on his future. Barcelona, desperate not to lose his services, have been going all out to try and renew his contract but without any success so far.<\/p>\n
Having been with the\u00a0Blaugrana\u00a0for over four years now, Dembele signed from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2017 in a deal worth over \u20ac130 million including bonuses. However, the winger could not justify the massive price tag, although in all fairness injuries have hampered his performance greatly.<\/p>\n
Shockingly, the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner has missed out on almost 100 matches in his tenure at Camp Nou with injury and fitness issues being the main causes. Yet, despite the problems, Blaugrana manager Xavi Hernandez and club president Joan Laporta are waxing lyrical about the French international, with both desperate to keep hold of him. Laporta has even recently gone as far as claiming that the ex-Rennes prodigy is a much better player than PSG\u2019s Kylian Mbappe, which of course is a ludicrous claim to be taken with more than just the normal pinch of salt.<\/p>\n
Despite the desperate charm offensive from the president, talks over a new deal have yet to yield the desired result as Dembele\u2019s agent, Moussa Sissoko, seems set to be pushing for a move away in search of a better contract for the Frenchman, not to mention a hefty commission for himself.<\/p>\n
The French international, when firing from all cylindlers, is not without his admirers as clubs across Europe are keeping a close eye on his situation at Camp Nou, with the likes of Manchester United, PSG, Bayern Munich all keeping their fingers crossed, hoping to sign him on a pre-contract agreement in January.<\/p>\n