It seems that the atmosphere of joy has begun to erupt again within the walls of the Camp Nou, after the wonderful performances made by the Catalan team during its last matches, especially after the inclusion of new deals.
This was evident on Ousmane Dembele in the recent period, as the smile did not leave his face, during the match of his Blaugrana team against Athletic Bilbao, which the Blaugrana won by four clean, amid a more than wonderful performance by the French winger, who substituted and scored a beautiful goal and provided two crucial passes to his Dutch colleagues Luke de Jong and Memphis Depay.
In the Barcelona dressing room, everyone in Barcelona was surprised, by the good understanding that Xavi has with Dembele, and vice versa.
And although what happened this winter with the player not renewing his contract with the club could have spoiled relations but far from it, the feeling between the two went further.
Xavi, for his part, is very concerned with the French player’s needs, something the French winger has lost since arriving at the Camp Nou four and a half seasons ago.
Moreover, the Spanish coach puts Othman on top of his priorities, his needs, his physical condition, the standards that come from the medical services to avoid injuries, his playing time… and Osman is very grateful for this attention that the coach gave him.
And all of this has a big role in making Dembele, saying and repeating that his desire is to continue in Barcelona and renew his contract, something that the sports administration does not see positively after the differences that occurred during the negotiations in December and January.
But it is still February, and there is plenty of time left for both parties (the club and the player) to maintain this distance or see that it is better to approach situations to try and conclude a new agreement to link Dembele’s continuity in Barcelona and not leave him at the end of the season.