Mystery still dominates the fate of Frenchman Osman Dembele, the Barcelona star, regarding staying or leaving the walls of the “Camp Nou” during the next few days.
Dembele’s contract is scheduled to expire after 11 days, and so far, the Frenchman has not decided his final decision on whether to continue or leave Barcelona, although he assured one of the club’s fans that he preferred to stay in the Catalan city.
According to the Spanish newspaper, “Marca”, Xavi Hernandez, the coach of Barca, is the most supportive of the renewal of Dembele’s contract within the walls of Barcelona.
The newspaper indicated that Xavi’s support for Dembele began with his refusal to terminate or freeze the player’s contract after the last winter Mercato, when he did not sign the new contract, although the administration wanted to dispense with him immediately.
And the newspaper reported, that Xavi still supports Dembele, as he asked the Barcelona administration to raise the offer made to the French wing for renewal, but Barca officials did not change the contract on the table.
The newspaper stated that the renewal negotiations with Dembele’s agent have not made any progress for weeks, and that the Barcelona administration does not intend to give the French player any improved offer.
In fact, there is a desire by Xavi to keep Dembele, which he told the management, the Spaniard requested that there be a new move from the club, but it seems that the financial crisis is limiting Barcelona’s hands.
Therefore, the administration did not move and did not present a new offer in favor of the Frenchman to stay for months, as there is no new financial income to help Barcelona in its mission to sign new deals or extend contracts.