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Ousmane Dembele agrees personal terms with PSG.
According to reports, Ousmane Dembele has agreed personal terms with Paris Saint-Germain, signalling his desire to leave Barcelona.
The 26-year-old, who has started the remaining 12 months of his contract at Camp Nou, reportedly received a call from PSG, according to a report that was validated last week.
Barcelona, on the other hand, wants to keep Dembele and has been negotiating a new contract with him for months, but little progress has been achieved. After agreeing to reduce his income on the short-term contract he signed with Barcelona just last summer, the France international is looking for a substantial pay raise.
PSG has moved in the absence of an agreement in an effort to entice Dembele back to Ligue 1, where he excelled with Rennes before moving on to Borussia Dortmund in 2016.
Dembele has a clause in his contract that, if activated by midnight on Monday, the end of July, would allow him to depart for €50 million; after that time, the clause would increase to €100 million. By fulfilling Dembele’s release clause, PSG might complete the signing of the player; this is an option now that personal terms have been reached.
Dembele and PSG have come to terms on a five-year contract, and PSG has informed Barcelona of the development. There have been discussions between the two teams, and how they proceed in the ensuing hours will determine whether PSG is required to pay the release clause or reach a deal with Barcelona.
Barcelona has made it obvious that they want Dembele to stay, but they also do not want to lose him for free next summer, so they have unwillingly left the door open for him to leave.
At Camp Nou, it was anticipated that Barcelona would let go of two of its four senior wingers this summer: Dembele, Raphinha, Ansu Fati, and Ferran Torres. At first, Barcelona wanted to get rid of Fati and Torres, but neither player has been open to leaving.
The La Liga champions, who still intend to earn additional money this summer through player sales, were compelled to make a choice regarding Dembele, as his readiness to reach an agreement with PSG is anticipated to influence their future step.
While battling with Kylian Mbappe about his future, PSG launched their offer for Dembele at the same time. However, the club insists that there is no connection between the two.