Laporta considers Dembele lost
The situation
Joan Laporta gave the final finishing touch to Ousmane Dembele. The Blaugrana president, who is participating these days in the Meeting of the Federation of Supporters Clubs of Asturias and Cantabria that is being held in Mieres, took the opportunity to send a clear message to Barcelona about the future of Ousmane Dembélé: “I had a proposal for a long time on our part, but it is clear that he has not accepted it because we have not heard from his agent for a long time”. In this way, the Blaugrana president confirms the news that the French international had not accepted Barcelona’s proposal and so he let Xavi Hernández know a few weeks ago,who made it very clear to him that there would be no new offer from the club and that he was going to plan the season without his participation. Laporta also had time to talk about the man of the moment and who still hasn’t completed his renewal with Barcelona: the young talent from Seville, Gavi. Here, the top Barcelona leader was much more optimistic and conciliatory regarding the imminent resolution of the case: “We are close to reaching an agreement with Gavi. We are very positive and we want it to continue. The important thing is that the player and his agent also want to continue”.
The details
He also wanted to break a spear for the captains (Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto) and their commitment to the club, trying to reduce the tension and misunderstandings of recent weeks: “We will always be grateful to the captains. They did in their day an act of Barcelona by lowering their salary. The gesture was very important and no one apart from the captains did it”. Likewise, he delved into the economic situation of the club, something that has the whole of Barcelona on edge right now: “The clean-up of the club involves two options: the sale of a percentage of the television rights by LaLiga and the sale of a percentage minority of BLM. We are also prepared in case an important player has to be sold”.