Dembélé’s end at Barcelona is near! There may not be many takers for his services

The situation around Ousmane Dembélé has been made even more heated in recent days by the arrival of Blaugrana’s Adama Traoré from Wolverhampton Wanderers. This move sees Dembélé’s departure already in this transfer window. However, given his high demands and fragile health, the queue of suitors for his services may not be as high as one might expect at first glance.

After a very successful one-year stint at German side Dortmund, in whose colours Dembélé scored 10 goals across all competitions, on top of 22 goal assists, he earned a move to the famous Barcelona.

However, Dembélé was plagued by prolonged and recurring injuries from the very beginning of his involvement with the Catalan outfit. Returning after an injury, then starting a match or a small series of consecutive matches, and then returning to the sickbed again.

This ever-repeating cycle, and the years of lingering injuries, have never let the qualities Dembélé undoubtedly possesses and the form he was in before his transfer to Dortmund shine through.

Démbélé, whose five-year contract expires in the summer, has aroused a great wave of discontent with his financial demands of €600,000 a week (!), more than €30 million a year. His huge financial demands have aroused high negativity among the Catalan club’s fans as well as the top management.

“It is obvious that the player does not want to stay in Barcelona and does not want to link his future with Barca. We have told him and his agent that he has to leave now,” sporting director Alemany told the club’s TV channel in response to the 24-year-old winger’s demands.

Whether it is the huge financial demands or the fragile and uncertain health, these important aspects may deter many clubs from acquiring Dembélé.

One of the few clubs that could meet Dembélé’s high financial demands are the Magpies of Newcastle with the Saudi Arabian investment fund (PIF) at their back, or teams from exotic parts of the world with huge financial resources, such as the Middle East or the Chinese League.

In other cases, it seems highly unlikely that European outfits will engage the World Champion given his high demands.

Source:: iDnes, Livesport