Barcelona board to hold meeting for advancing French winger’s exit

In a whirlwind summer for Barcelona, the latest storm that has taken the club offices by storm is the departure of Ousmane Dembele to Paris Saint-Germain.

Having been bound by shoestring budgets, the exit of the French winger does bring some cash to the club and frees up space in the wage bill.

However, the private clause in his contract marred the positivity, considering that of the 50-million-euro fee, Barcelona may only net half the sum despite the old release clause being void and the 100 million euro clause being activated.

Back in Barcelona

The club has now landed back in Spain to start preparing for the Joan Gamper trophy game, and to resume training ahead of the new season after concluding their USA tour.

Victor Navarro reports that the Barcelona board will now soon have a meeting to resolve the Dembele issue and advance his exit to PSG.

There are still details yet to be ironed out regarding his exit, and there may be some more discussions between the division of the fee Barcelona will receive.

Disagreement between parties

Although it seems like PSG have sent in the offer and relevant proposals from their end, which means that Barcelona will have to resolve the issue within the next couple of weeks.

The club currently believe that Dembele has not fulfilled certain criteria to warrant an even split of the 50 million euros which was initially laid out.

Given their tight budget, they will do everything possible to net as much money as possible from the deal to create some more room in the books.

After his history of injuries and the hefty fee that Barcelona paid for Dembele, they will be turning a huge loss in the event of an even split.

Navarro also spotted Dembele collecting his car and leaving the training grounds – presumably for the final time.