Barcelona superstar wanted by both Liverpool and Manchester United.
According to France Football, Liverpool have taken a significant interest in signing out-of-favor Barcelona star, Ousmane Dembele on loan. The French star who arrived from Dortmund for a stunning fee of 105 million euros has been a bit of a disappointment, to say the least. The Catalans might have found a way out though as it looks like both Liverpool and Manchester United will be going into a bidding war to secure the services of the French winger.
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The French winger was brought from the Bundesliga in hope of replacing the departing Neymar. In all fairness, the signing of such a young and still relatively unproven winger was seen by many as a desperate move by Barca. In hindsight, the Catalan giants should have probably done a bit more research and scouting before spending such enormous amounts on a single player. Dembele suffered from the massive price tag and expectations as it is a very tough job to replace Neymar Jr. The French player had a horrendous debut season as he was struck with a hamstring injury and could only make 24 appearances. His next season was comparatively better but he was yet again struck with injuries last season.
The club’s board are getting impatient with the player and his injury-prone nature is not helping his case. Liverpool and United’s interest in the winger could mean that the La Liga side could get back some of the money invested in the struggling talent. The club has valued the player at 92 million pounds and even though Jurgen Klopp wants him on loan, it is unlikely that they will let him go unless it’s a permanent transfer.
Earlier club president Josep Maria Bartomeu had put Dembele in a list of non-transferable players. However, with the transfer of Nelson Semedo, who was also been on the list, it is quite possible that we might see Dembele in the Premier League very soon.
Should Barca sell Dembele in order to fund reinforcements?