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Barcelona believe Ousmane Dembele has ALREADY agreed a summer move to a new side amid interest from Chelsea, reveals Nou Camp president Joan Laporta

Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes Ousmane Dembele has already agreed a summer move to another team with the France international in the final six months of his contract at the Nou Camp.

Dembele was linked with a transfer in the January window as it represented the last opportunity for Barcelona to cash in on the forward but a move failed to emerge.

He will now stay with the Catalan club until the end of the season but Laporta does not believe they can convince him to stay beyond that.

Ousmane Dembele failed to seal a move away from Barcelona in the January transfer window
Dembele is linked to Chelsea and worked with their boss Thomas Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund

Speaking on Tuesday at a press conference, Laporta said: 'The Dembele thing is difficult to understand.