There has been plenty of speculation surrounding Ousmane Dembele over the last few days. ɾєρօɾτs have emerged of Paris Saint-Germain’s interest in theBarcelonawinger, who has less than 12 months left on his current contract.
On the 1st of June, Dembele’s release clause atBarcelonareduced from €100m to €50m, and the player himself would net half of that amount is the clause is activated. However, it is only live until Tuesday (01/08), after which it returns back to €100m.
As a result,PSGhave only got until the єɴԀ of Monday to activate Dembele’s €50m release clause, after which they would need to pay double in order to sign him.
Xavi Hernandez isconfidentof retaining Dembele’s services, although he did admit that he cannot absolutely guarantee that the French international will stay.
Barcelonaare hoping to agree a new contract with Dembele over the next few weeks, although they will be relying on him rєjєƈτing PSG’s advances if the French champions do activate his release clause.
