On January 16, Beijing time, according to the news of Barca's reporter Romero, Dembele will not accept Barca's contract extension, and at the same time made it clear that he only hopes to leave for free this summer.
With 105 million euros introduced and now only half a year left on the contract, Barca are in a passive state in the renewal negotiations. Dembele's side is unforgiving, and the agent's side says that his clients are strong contenders for the future Golden Globe Awards, so they should take the Ballon d'Or level salary. Dembele himself feels that he is a top player and deserves the salary that a top player deserves.
Barca reporter Romero said dembele would not accept the contract offered by Barca, and his own salary demands were unaffordable for Barca. Romero had previously reported that Dembele was asking for a contract with an annual salary of 40 million euros, which was four times more than the previous salary.
With the renewal negotiations basically collapsing, Barca hope to sell Dembele in the winter window, psychologically at 50 million euros, which can at least half of the cost. However, Romero said Dembele does not want to leave the team in the winter transfer window now, he just wants to go for free this summer.
Free to go is definitely the best interest for Dembele, who can ask for a sky-high signing fee and salary from the next family. But for Barca, it's 105 million euros straight ahead.
I don't know where Dembele came from to think that he deserves an annual salary of 40 million euros. In his four and a half seasons with Barca, he has been injured 14 times and missed 702 and 104 days of games. Injuries and professional attitudes aside, is he really that strong? He has scored 0 goals in both the Champions League and La Liga this season, with the only goal being scored in the Copa del Rey against Tier 3 Fish Belly.
It is understood that there are Premier League teams to send 20 million euros of annual salary + 30 million euros of signing fees of super fat, but also failed to impress Dembele's agent team.