Ousmane Dembele reveals Chelsea transfer news in a five-word statement to a Barcelona fan
While on vacation, Chelsea target Ousmane Dembélé dropped a huge Barcelona transfer hint in a five-word message to a supporter.
The Blues are said to be keen on signing the Frenchman as manager Thomas Tuchel looks to rejuvenate his Chelsea attack ahead of the 2022/23 season. If Romelu Lukaku is moved on during Inter Milan loan talks, Todd Boehly and his board are expected to finalize incoming business.
It is already well known that Tuchel has named Jules Kounde and Ousmane Dembele as two high-priority transfer targets to the Blues hierarchy, and despite initial optimism that a deal for both could be struck, up quickly, it has gone slightly quiet on the pair.
"Of course, reinforcements are needed, and in Jules Kounde and Ousmane Dembele, it's clear Chelsea are looking at players in the market who are ready now but have room to grow and improve," says football.london's chief Chelsea correspondent. In his most recent Q&A segment, Adam Newson reported.
football.london understands that the Barcelona player will make his final decision once he returns from his vacation. However, nothing has been agreed upon in terms of salary and contract between the current World Champions and Dembele's agent Moussa Sissoko as of yet.
As Chelsea fans wait for more developments in this ongoing transfer saga, every little hint dropped this summer will be micro-analyzed by all who are curious where the 24-year-old will end up for the 2022/23 season. As a result, a clip that has surfaced on social media has proved intriguing. A Barcelona fan who spotted Dembele on vacation used the time in their brief encounter to learn more about what was going on, and his responses were quite significant.
In French, he was asked all three of these questions: "Are you going to stay in Barcelona?" Have you heard anything about Chelsea? You don't want to collaborate with Tuchel?"
His five-word total response to this set of questions does not bode well for Tuchel, who is hoping to unlock and unleash Dembele's form for Borussia Dortmund in his frontline next season. Dembele responded, "Yes, I'm fine in Barcelona."
This could all be part of the games associated with transfer windows, but if he is sincere, the Blues may need to start Alternatives are being considered, with both Christopher Nkunku and Raheem Sterling reportedly on the wish list this summer. However, despite the economic lever boost, the Barcelona No. 7's desire to stay at the Camp Nou may not be possible, as The Athletic has alluded to in their most recent update. They are currently unable to register a new contract for the winger in question.
"A complicating factor is that, under La Liga rules, clubs that have exceeded their salary limits in previous seasons must devote the majority of any money raised to paying off existing liabilities," according to the report. ' La Liga president Javier Tebas reminded everyone this week of his league's one-to-three rule for teams in this situation — "If Barcelona sells players for one euro, we sell players for €100 million, they can spend €33 million on new players',” Tebas said
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