Young gun Ansu Fati scored a lovely winner as Barcelona beat Milan in a friendly game played in Las Vegas. Still, the focus was firmly on the sidelines, where Ousmane Dembele watched on what was almost certainly his last game for the club.Dembele case explained: PSG activated the second “private” clause, the winger at Parc des Princes soonThere was a sad drama film in the nineties called Leaving Las Vegas, in which a man is trying to end his life with alcohol, sure he has nothing to live for. Dembele’s situation isn’t quite as dramatic, but he will leave Las Vegas. And Barcelona, for that matter.Que gol espetacular de Ansu Fati. 🔟pic.twitter.com/oU6IH6bRe4— 𝘿𝙉𝘼 𝘽𝙇𝘼𝙐𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙉𝘼 🧬🇧🇷 (@dna_blaugrana) August 2, 2023 Fati hit the only goal at the Allegiant Stadium in front of just under 40,000 spectators and ran straight over to Dembele and hugged him goodbye. The youngster also acknowledged former Milan midfielder Franck Kessie who was standing next to Dembele. Presumably, he will depart Catalonia as well.🎬 | Ansu Fati celebrates his goal by hugging Dembélé and Kessié, who have been excluded from the game as they’re potentially on their way out.pic.twitter.com/K386bEzr7y— infosfcb 𝕏 (@infosfcb) August 2, 2023 Barca boss Xavi Hernandez already talks about Ousmane Dembele in the past tense. Although the French winger has not yet signed with Paris Saint-Germain while Barcelona and his agent complete their money-related conversations, Xavi has already given up the player on whom he bet his reputation in a time when the winger was heavily criticized for his performance and his constant muscle injuries.”I’ll be clear, Dembele has asked to leave. He told us that he has a proposal from PSG, that they have called him, and he has been very upfront. It is a personal decision, and we cannot do anything about it. It really hurts me because we have taken great care of him so that he was happy and continued to make a difference. However, it is the law of the market. We cannot compete with Paris’ offer. It is out of our reach. I wish Ousmane all the luck in the world because he has given us a lot – at least when I’ve been the coach.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7403331##Xavi confessed that he was “a bit disappointed”, but he indicated that Dembele had already spoken with Luis Enrique and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, and there was no way to convince him to stay.🚨 🎙️ Barcelona head-coach Xavi: “Dembélé came and told me he wanted to leave. He has an offer from PSG that we cannot match.”(Source: @FCBarcelona) pic.twitter.com/rpVVyEq0vK— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 2, 2023 Regarding the game, Xavi assessed that it was the best performance out of the three friendlies Barcelona played on this USA tour.”It’s an important goal for Ansu Fati, who made the difference, and we’re very happy for him.”
