After the summer transfer window closed, Manchester United and Juventus started again being linked to Ousmane Dembélé.
Newcastle United were brought into the picture after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund confirmed the purchase of the Premier League side in October.
The winger’s contract at Barcelona will expire at the end of the season and the club’s board, led by Joan Laporta, has already proposed him a renewal offer, which includes a pay cut.
Wednesday’s edition of ABC claims the 24-year-old was going through a ‘real ordeal’ at the Camp Nou.
His ‘frustration reached such an extreme’ that he was considering the possibility of leaving the club as a free agent. To do that, the France international ‘has an offer on the table from Newcastle’.
The Magpies’ proposal includes a salary of €15 per year and a signing on bonus of €15m, to join them as a free agent next summer. Moussa Sissoko, the former Borussia Dortmund man’s agent, has stalled talks with Barca over a new deal.
This convinced the La Liga side to either sell him in January or send him to the stands until the end of the season.
Xavi Hernández was appointment as Ronald Koeman’s successor and the new Barca manager has expressed his desire to retain Dembélé.
The Spaniard’s arrival has motivated the player, who believes Xavi can be the ‘key’ coach to revive his career.
With Newcastle’s offer on the table, Dembélé’s future will continue to be discussed in the coming months, until he signs a new deal at Barcelona.
