Slowly but surely, Ousmane Dembele is heading to the path of one Ilaix Moriba. Just during the last transfer window, the same scenario happened: the youngster was refusing to sign a new contract and Barcelona tried everything before refusing him to train with the club. The kid was told he won’t be playing for Barcelona until the end of the season, and he agreed to a cut-price move to Leipzig, where is totally useless right now, but that’s the other story. The point is, Barca are forced to use the same scenario for their star player Dembele. (5.40) GRANADA (3.70) BARCELONA (1.75)To ignore the fact that they paid 18 billion Ksh for him five years ago is simply not possible. The Catalonians will use everything in their power to renew the player, and if that fails (and it looks like it these days), they will try to sell him in January. If that also fails, Barca will banish the player from the A team and he will not play until June when he will become a free agent. Marca reports that the club is not optimistic at all about his situation. Dembele is stalling for a long time, which means he probably has a great offer from someone else. And in the club they know: if you have rejected the renewal offer to collect the transfer premium, if they sell it to another team there will be no premium as it would be spent on the transfer price. So although they will try to sell him in January, the options are minimal. Barca were testing their fans’ patience against a third-tier side, but, for once – Dembele saved themIf the player does not agree to enter an operation, the club will take the hardest measure and that is that he does not play with the team again. He will not wear the Barca shirt again or he will do so on rare occasions. The club is even considering terminating his contract if all legal aspects are in place. And unlike the last time Dembele refused to renew his contract, Barcelona now has a lot of other options: Ferran Torres, Memphis, Ansu Fati, De Jong, and Braithwaite are all there and available to play up front.
