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Barcelona did not offer Ousmane Dembélé new deal before PSG departure

The ugly departure of Ousmane Dembélé from Barcelona to Paris Saint-German last summer has been revisited thanks to a new report from Cadena SER, which has added an interesting layer of detail to the background of why the French international went from dressing room favorite to activating a private release clause to leave the club for almost nothing.

The report claims that Barça never formally offered Dembélé a new deal as former sporting director Mateu Alemany and Ousmane’s agent, Moussa Sissoko, had a very poor relationship and were barely communicating before Alemany decided to leave the club.