Winger remaining at Camp Nou
France international Ousmane Dembélé is set to sign a new contract with Barcelona after deciding to stay put at the Spanish club, according to sports journalist Fabrizio Romano. The 25-year-old forward will reportedly accept a reduction in basic salary and sign a deal that would keep him at the La Liga club until 2024.
Dembélé’s future at Barca has been a major issue at the club for at least the past 12 months now, with numerous managers and club presidents making an issue of the player’s refusal to sign a new contract, despite a number of attempts to offer him a new deal. This, perhaps, came to a fiery conclusion in February, when club president Joan Laporta slammed the player for opting to run out his contract rather than allow them to sell him for a fee in the January window. So what has changed in the past six months to turn Dembélé’s head back towards the Camp Nou and convince him that his future remains at Barcelona?
Mbappé, Bellingham & Foden: The 100 Most Valuable Footballers in the World
Mbappé, Bellingham & Foden: The 100 Most Valuable Footballers in the World
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Following the recent market value updates in Europe’s major leagues, the ranking of the 100 most valuable footballers in the world has been reorganised.
(As of 21 June 2022)
100 Raphinha – Leeds United – Market value: €45m
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Also valued at €45m are: Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Tomas Soucek (West Ham), Marcos Llorente (Atlético), Ángel Correa (Atlético), Ederson (Man City), Aymeric Laporte (Man City), Jan Oblak (Atlético), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
99 Franck Kessié – AC Milan – Market value: €45m
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98 Martin Ødegaard – Arsenal – Market value: €45m
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97 Jonathan David – LOSC Lille – Market value: €45m
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96 Ferran Torres – Barcelona – Market value: €45m
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95 Paul Pogba – Man United – Market value: €48m
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94 Raphaël Varane – Man United – Market value: €48m
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93 Richarlison – Everton – Market value: €48m
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92 Cristian Romero – Tottenham Hotspur – Market value: €48m
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91 Lionel Messi – PSG – Market value: €50m
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90 Alisson – Liverpool – Market value: €50m
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89 Marco Verratti – PSG – Market value: €50m
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88 José María Giménez – Atlético Madrid – Market value: €50m
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87 Kalvin Phillips – Leeds United – Market value: €50m
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86 Patrik Schick – Bayer Leverkusen – Market value: €50m
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85 Lucas Hernández – Bayern Munich – Market value: €50m
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84 Mikel Merino – Real Sociedad – Market value: €50m
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83 James Maddison – Leicester City – Market value: €50m
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82 Carlos Soler – Valencia – Market value: €50m
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81 Pau Torres – Villarreal – Market value: €50m
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80 Arnaut Danjuma – Villarreal – Market value: €50m
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79 Gabriel Jesus – Man City – Market value: €50m
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78 Tammy Abraham – Roma – Market value: €50m
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77 Fikayo Tomori – AC Milan – Market value: €50m
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76 Gianluigi Donnarumma – PSG – Market value: €50m
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75 Ronald Araújo – Barcelona – Market value: €50m
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74 Sandro Tonali – AC Milan – Market value: €50m
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73 Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool – Market value: €55m
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72 David Alaba – Real Madrid – Market value: €55m
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71 Fabián Ruiz – Napoli – Market value: €55m
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70 Youri Tielemans – Leicester City – Market value: €55m
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69 Theo Hernández – AC Milan – Market value: €55m
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68 Darwin Núñez – Benfica/Liverpool – Market value: €55m
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67 Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid – Market value: €55m
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66 Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid – Market value: €60m
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65 Fabinho – Liverpool – Market value: €60m
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64 Leroy Sané – Bayern Munich – Market value: €60m
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63 Kingsley Coman – Bayern Munich – Market value: €60m
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62 Wilfred Ndidi – Leicester City – Market value: €60m
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61 Diogo Jota – Liverpool – Market value: €60m
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60 Mikel Oyarzabal – Real Sociedad – Market value: €60m
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59 Frenkie de Jong – Barcelona – Market value: €60m
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58 Marcus Rashford – Man United – Market value: €60m
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57 Éder Militão – Real Madrid – Market value: €60m
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56 Jules Koundé – Sevilla – Market value: €60m
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55 Alessandro Bastoni – Inter – Market value: €60m
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54 Moussa Diaby – Bayer Leverkusen – Market value: €60m
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53 Reece James – Chelsea – Market value: €60m
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52 Aurélien Tchouameni – Monaco/Real Madrid – Market value: €60m
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51 Rodrygo – Real Madrid – Market value: €60m
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50 Ansu Fati – Barcelona – Market value: €60m
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49 Gavi – Barcelona – Market value: €60m
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48 Andrew Robertson – Liverpool – Market value: €65m
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47 João Cancelo – Man City – Market value: €65m
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46 Leon Goretzka – Bayern Munich – Market value: €65m
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45 Milan Skriniar – Inter Milan – Market value: €65m
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44 Serge Gnabry – Bayern Munich – Market value: €65m
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43 Luis Díaz – Liverpool – Market value: €65m
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42 Federico Chiesa – Juventus – Market value: €65m
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41 Achraf Hakimi – PSG – Market value: €65m
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40 Victor Osimhen – Napoli – Market value: €65m
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39 Bukayo Saka – Arsenal – Market value: €65m
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38 Jamal Musiala – Bayern Munich – Market value: €65m
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37 Sadio Mané – Liverpool – Market value: €70m
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36 Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea – Market value: €70m
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35 Marquinhos – PSG – Market value: €70m
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34 Raheem Sterling – Man City – Market value: €70m
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33 Sergej Milinković-Savić – Lazio – Market value: €70m
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32 Jack Grealish – Man City – Market value: €70m
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31 Nicolò Barella – Inter Milan – Market value: €70m
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30 Federico Valverde – Real Madrid – Market value: €70m
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29 Rafael Leão – AC Milan – Market value: €70m
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28 Kai Havertz – Chelsea – Market value: €70m
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27 Matthijs de Ligt – Juventus – Market value: €70m
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26 João Félix – Atlético Madrid – Market value: €70m
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25 Alphonso Davies – Bayern Munich – Market value: €70m
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24 Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen – Market value: €70m
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23 Neymar – PSG – Market value: €75m
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22 Heung-Min Son – Tottenham Hotspur – Market value: €75m
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21 Rúben Dias – Man City – Market value: €75m
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20 Lautaro Martínez – Inter Milan – Market value: €75m
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19 Mason Mount – Chelsea – Market value: €75m
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18 Jadon Sancho – Man United – Market value: €75m
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17 Bernardo Silva – Man City – Market value: €80m
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16 Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich – Market value: €80m
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15 Rodri – Man City – Market value: €80m
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14 Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig – Market value: €80m
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13 Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool – Market value: €80m
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12 Declan Rice – West Ham – Market value: €80m
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11 Pedri – Barcelona – Market value: €80m
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10 Jude Bellingham – BVB – Market value: €80m
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9 Kevin De Bruyne – Man City – Market value: €85m
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8 Bruno Fernandes – Man United – Market value: €85m
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7 Dušan Vlahović – Juventus – Market value: €85m
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6 Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – Market value: €90m
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5 Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur – Market value: €90m
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4 Phil Foden – Man City – Market value: €90m
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3 Vinicius Junior – Real Madrid – Market value: €100m
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2 Erling Haaland – BVB/Man City – Market value: €150m
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1 Kylian Mbappé – PSG – Market value: €160m
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Xavi and a lack of offers from elsewhere – why Dembélé is staying at Barca
Perhaps the most obvious factor comes from the fact that the forward didn’t have too many offers on the table to entice him away from Barca. Since the start of the year, Dembélé’s has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea, Newcastle United and even speculatively with a potential transfer to Bayern Munich. However, despite plenty of chatter from the rumour mill, no such offer ever seemed to materialise. As such, the forward has perhaps been left to accept Barca’s offer, due to nothing better being on the table.
However, there is one clear positive factor that may have convinced the player to stay: Xavi. The relatively inexperienced head coach enjoyed an impressive first season in charge of his former club and along the way Dembélé certainly seemed to thrive under his new manager, where he had previously struggled under the ones that came before. Last season, the France international picked up an impressive two goals and 13 assist in 32 appearances – or an average of a goal or assist every 129 minutes of football – and looked like his old self at times.
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