Manchester United and Juventus behind Dembele’s rebellion

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Officials of the Catalan club succeeded in reaching the possible destination of its French star, Othmane Dembele, next summer, after the end of his contract with Barca.

Barcelona tried hard to get rid of Dembele in the last winter Mercato, after he refused to renew his contract, but he stuck to staying with the team.

According to the Catalan newspaper “Sport”, there is a state of outrage in Barcelona from Dembele and his client, Moussa Sissoko, for not listening to the offers of Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham.

And the newspaper continued, that Barcelona officials believed that Dembele had agreed with another team to move to him for free at the end of the season, which prevented him from negotiating with the previously mentioned clubs.

And the newspaper pointed out, that they in Barcelona are well aware that the club that Dembele has agreed with will not leave Manchester United or Juventus.

The newspaper indicated that Manchester United was one of the clubs most interested in signing Dembele over the past two summers, yet he did not make any bid to join him last January, which surprised Barcelona officials.

This also applies to Juventus, who tried to sign Dembele last summer, but he has been used to making a lot of free deals over the past years, and he may take advantage of the tax law in Calcio to lure the player with a large financial offer.

Dembele is expected to leave coach Xavi Hernandez’s account until the end of the season, and to be in the stands until his contract expires.