MADRID: Ousmane Dembele replied in Barcelona on Thursday by saying he “would not give up on extortion” after club football director Mateu Alemy said the winger had to leave before the end of January.
Dembele’s contract ends in the summer and talking about a new agreement has been damaged.
Alemany said on Thursday morning, “it seems clear to us that players do not want to continue in Barcelona” and “because of that we hope the transfer will take place before January 31”.
Dembele, who joined Borussia Dortmund in 2017 in an agreement worth 140 million euros ($ 158.9 million), was abandoned from the squad to face Bilbao’s athletics at the Copa del Rey on Thursday night.
Referring to the “gossip” that surrounded it in recent years, Dembele wrote on social media: “Starting today.
Starting today I will reward honestly, without giving up on all types of extortion.” “I forbid anyone from thinking I am not committed to sports projects,” Dembele added.
“I forbid anyone from connecting my intention for me I’ve never had.” Dembele seems to suggest negotiations will continue, although especially not saying he wants to stay at Barcelona.
“As you know, there are negotiations,” he wrote.
“I left my agent responsible for them, it was his area.
My area is a ball, just to play soccer and share a happy moment with my teammates and all fans.” Barca desperately to avoid Demebele to leave for free.
With a debt of more than one billion euros, the club can at least pocket the cost for a 24 year old child if he is sold in the current transfer window.
“With Ousmane and his agent, we started the conversation around July so it was six months and a little,” Alemy said on Thursday.
“We’ve talked, we’ve talked, we’ve talked.
Barca have made a different offer.” We have tried to find a way for players to proceed with us but this offer has been systematically rejected by his agent and today.
, January 20, eleven days before the last period of his contract expires, it seems clear to us that players do not want to continue in Barcelona and he is not committed to the Barca future project.
“In this scenario he and his agents have been told that he must leave immediately because we want players to be committed to this project and therefore we hope that the transfer will take place before January 31.” Dembele did not travel with all the squad to Bilbao on Thursday, with all indications showing that he would not be involved in the team until the solution was found.
“The consequences of sports from all this, as agreed upon by our coach, is that we do not want to have players who are not committed to the project and who do not want to be in Barca,” Alemy said.
“The club is clearly not the one to decide this, it is a coach, and he has decided.” But he has all our support and we understand it perfectly.
It looks like we are really the right approach.
“Barca coach Xavi Hernandez said on Wednesday,” we can’t wait longer “and that” both players update or we find a way out for players, there is no other possibility.
“He also said he was” not contemplating “leaving Dembele to sit in the stands until the summer.” Too bad.
He has played every minute possible since I became a coach, “Xavi said.
Dembele has suffered a lot of injuries in recent years and most have become a big disappointment at Camp Nou.
But after losing several key players to reduce the club’s debt, Barca did it Want to keep Dembele, which even though many of his setbacks remain one of their most talented players.