Dembele is showing signs that Barca is on another level. Spanish football experts believe that Dembele is the key to the success of Xavi’s formation.
Future of the French striker in Barca
The future of Ousmane Dembele can end up affecting, and in what way, some of the operations that FC Barcelona has underway. If the French striker, in a surprising coup, finally ended up accepting the offer from the Blaugrana club, the chances of Leeds’ Brazilian winger Raphinha joining Barcelona would be reduced to a minimum. First, because the club would already have a ‘top’ player in its ranks to occupy this demarcation, and second, because it would not consider making a powerful investment in a player who would be Ousmane’s substitute. In fact, if Dembele continues, the club would be willing to find a formula that would allow Adama Traore to continue for another year, with some barter with footballers or other imaginative solutions with Wolverhampton, a club that owns the youth squad.
New contract on the table?
Evidently, right now it is still about simple hypotheses, since it will be necessary to wait for the result of the new meeting between FC Barcelona and Dembele’s agent, Moussa Sissoko, to check if an agreement can be reached or not. It is clear that relations have deteriorated greatly since the events of January, with reproaches and threats on both sides, but Xavi Hernandez’s insistence on evaluating the player and the arrival of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, a close friend of Ousmane, could end up giving an unexpected turn to the situation. The one who is following this process with the utmost expectation is the international Raphinha, who despite having an agreement with Barcelona, could see how everything ends up in shambles. Barcelona, despite having good reports on the player, is not willing to pay a high amount for the Brazilian, and even less if Dembele stays. In no case will he enter auctions and bids, so his arrival would be practically ruled out if the Frenchman renews for Barcelona.