Ousmane Dembele Extends Barcelona Contract Till 2024
French international, Ousmane Dembele has signed a two year contract extension with Barcelona, the la liga club disclosed this on Friday.
”FC Barcelona and the player Ousmane Dembele have reached an agreement for a contract until 30 June 2024,” said a statement on the club website.
The Catalans were keen to keep a player who seemed revitalised following the appointment of Xavi Hernandez as coach at the Camp Nou but talks appeared to break down.
In January, Xavi warned Dembele that he had to “extend” his contract or “leave” the club but the French player warned he would not “give in to blackmail”.
According to the press, Dembele, who joined Barcelona in 2017 from Borussia Dortmund, agreed to lower his salary expectations to fit in with a club that remains in economic difficulties.
Barca, meanwhile, were able to move closer to his wage demands thanks to the $207.5 million sale of 10 per cent of its audiovisual rights to the American company Sixth Street. The club is, moreover, about to sell another 15 per cent for 330 million euros.
With the arrivals of Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen and Raphinha, the resolution of the Dembele affair marks the fourth good catch for the Catalans this summer.
