Uncertainty about the future of Ousmane Dembele remains. Barcelona allegedly gave the French wing 48 hours to decide if he wants to sign a new contract – but according to Mundo Deportivo, the deadline has expired and Dembele’s answer has not arrived.The same source further states that the Catalan club sees the silence as a negative answer to their ultimatum, and that they will try to sell him by the end of the ongoing transfer window, just so they wouldn’t lose him in the summer for free.Soon after – Dembele’s representative gave his view on the situation. Frenchman’s agent, Moussa Sissoko, told his side of the story in an interview with RMC Sport, emphasizing that Barca’s negotiating position will not force his client to make a decision.”That kind of pressure doesn’t work with us. It may work with agents who have friends in Barcelona. That’s not the case with me, I’m here to defend my client’s interests,” Sissoko said.Sun, 23.00: (6.50) ALAVES (4.20) BARCELONA (1.57)A reminder – the Spanish media stated that the reason for the deal not being reached so far is Dembele’s request for 49 million USD annual income, however, his agent claims that money is not crucial.”We are not here to fuel debates on social media. However, the truth must be told. Yes, we have our demands, but we have already shown that Ousmane’s career was not driven by money, otherwise, he would not be here.”Sissoko adds that the management of Barcelona is guided by the old method that Dembele will sit on the bench until the end of the season if he does not agree to an extension.”So, if the head executives of Barcelona wanted to negotiate, they would sit down with us and talk. Instead of negotiations, he received threats that he will not play anymore, and that is unacceptable. We will assert Ousmane’s rights if necessary.”Araujo is a cyborg!Sissoko assures that his client has not yet made a decision on where he will continue his career.”We don’t know what we will do, nothing has been decided yet, but the management is to blame for slowly losing Ousmane. From the very beginning, we made it clear that we want to negotiate, with clear conditions, and we did not close that door,” Dembele’s agent concluded.
