Laporta has been the author of the new strategy to prolong the French attacker
The French attacker’s contract Ousmane Dembélé with the FC Barcelona, has 6 months of validity, and so far there are no renewal safe. The managers have been working to extend the contractual obligation with the French striker, but they have not gotten the approval of the player and his representative. It appears that it will be a difficult task to retain the right-handed winger.
The main reasons of why the French has rejected the latest renewal offers, they go through the fact that the figures they don’t fit into their plans. However, Laporta continues in its objective of being able to renew it at the request of the coach Xavi Hernandez. For the coach, the attacker represents a very important figure in his offensive scheme.
The last attempt that the president of Barcelona will make to renew Dembélé
Given the rejection of the previous offers that have been sent to the player, the top Barça leader has made the decision to keep his salary and extend his contract for 3 or more years. It should be clarified that the previous proposals were with a lower file than the one that the French attacker currently has. For Laporta, this is the only thing they can do at the moment taking into account that Dembélé is one of the highest earners in the Blaugrana team.
The answer has not yet come from the right-handed winger or his representative, but if it is negative, the culé club will try to sell it as it is in this winter market. The problem is that the clubs that want him have already announced that they will wait until the summer of 2022 for the Frenchman to remain as a free agent.
Barcelona’s reasons for not increasing the figures in the renewal of Dembélé
Although the coaching staff is interested in continuing to enjoy the Frenchman’s services at any cost, Laporta is aware that they cannot ruin everything just to please Xavi and Dembélé. One of the strongest reasons for not improving the French attacker’s renewal offer is the ongoing economic recovery they are going through.
The Barça president and the committee also determined that by extending the contract of a player who lives from injury to injury, they are also taking risks. Since Dembélé’s arrival at Barca in 2017, he has had a total of 13 injuries that have caused him to lose more than 100 games. Besides, the attacker’s recovery time is very slow and this affects the team’s schedule.