Ousmane Dembele has told his Barcelona teammates that he wants to stay, amid interest from Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United, according to Sport.
Sport have reported that Barcelona forward Dembele has told his teammates in the dressing room that he wants to stay at Camp Nou.
The France international forward is out of contract at Barca at the end of the season.
However, Dembele’s agent reportedly want a huge salary for his client and a signing-on fee of €20 million (£16.71 million).
The Express reporter Ryan Taylor told Give Me Sport last month that Newcastle have already made a pre-contract offer to Dembele.
According to a report in Mundo Deportivo last week, Liverpool manager Klopp has identified the former Borussia Dortmund star as a potential replacement for Mohamed Salah in the summer of 2022.
Could Liverpool and Newcastle miss out on Ousmane Dembele?
In our view, Newcastle and Liverpool could miss out on Dembele if he himself is determined to stay at Barcelona.
Now, of course, we understand that the 24-year-old is not going to stay at Barcelona unless his demands are met.
There has to be a financial angle.
However, given how the Frenchman is doing under Xavi at the moment, Barca could well decide to come to a compromise.
Dembele is on fire at the moment and is revitalised under Xavi.
The Frenchman gave two assists for Barcelona in their win against Real Madrid in El Clasico at the weekend.
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