The Parisian club sought to protect themselves against a possible departure of Kylian Mbappe and bet everything on Dembele, who has been showing symptoms for five years.
Talks with Xavi Hernandez and Mateu Alemany were of little use to convince him of his importance in the Barça loan. “Our game adapts to him,” said Marc-André Ter Stegen on Saturday.
The one who did everything possible to try to prevent the leak was the technician. Xavi has been full of praise for Dembélé from day one. He explained to him as a player with the prospect of being “the most productive overall in his position. ” “, but that wasn’t enough to win him over.
In fact, the coach himself was disappointed by how it all turned out.
Dembele and Barcelona had a personal agreement whereby a club could only sign the player for €50 million if the winger communicated it before July 31 and if the operation was carried out within a maximum period of five days. In the end, Array
The player finished his tour of the United States but did not play in the match against AC Milan early Wednesday morning. The Frenchman’s last game in a Barcelona shirt was the Clasico in Dallas, where he scored the first goal of the match.
Xavi’s team landed in Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon and last Thursday, at lunchtime, Dembele was already on a flight to Paris.
The Blaugrana will now have to search the market for a replacement for his position. It is true that the team has several capable players in this position, but none like the former Borussia Dortmund man.
Although everything was closed last week, the Blaugrana stopped the departure of the French player in an attempt to pressure the representative not to take charge of the global transfer payment of 50 million.
A robbery that forced the player, who had already set foot in the French capital, to resume his studies last Sunday under Xavi. His departure was taken for granted, but the documentary mess forced the striker to present himself for the last time in education. .
Dembele’s move to PSG was an open secret, and it was delayed, the Blaugrana and the Parisian club have already made it official. The winger will wear the number 23 shirt in Paris and will sign for five seasons, until 2028.
“We are very pleased to welcome Ousmane Dembele to PSG, where he will be a vital and committed player for our club. The enthusiasm and determination that Ousmane showed when he arrived at PSG is and is the attitude that is required of all our players. “We are proud to have another World Cup winner from France at PSG as we start a wonderful new era for our club,” said Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
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