Barcelona confident of pocketing more than €25 million from Dembele’s departure – report

Barcelona are undoubtedly preparing for life without Ousmane Dembele, with Xavi confirming his departure earlier in the month.

However, Dembele’s departure process to PSG is taking some time. Barcelona are obligated to close the deal by August 21, but it appears the Catalan outfit are biding their time.

Barcelona yet to send documents

According to Gerard Romero, FC Barcelona have not sent every document they were supposed to send to PSG for Dembele’s transfer.

It appears the Blaugrana are currently reviewing every agreement point by point. They are perhaps looking for loopholes in the deal that might allow them to squeeze the most out of the deal.

Romero indeed confirms that Barcelona want to receive as much money from the Dembele deal as they can.

The Frenchman’s departure, after all, could be a great source of revenue for the Catalan club, as it would free up a chunk of the FFP margin.

Barça confident of receiving more than €25 million

In the original contract, Barcelona and Dembele had agreed that the €50 million release clause would be divided equally between the club and the player.

But Barça believe Dembele has not passed certain parameters in order to be able to warrant the €25 million equal share in the deal.

Romero suggests Barcelona are even confident of receiving more than €25 million from the Dembele sale, which could go a long way in helping the club balance in the books.

The Blaugrana and the player are yet to come to an agreement on the split of the €50 million fee, which has seemingly delayed his move to PSG, with Dembele even returning to training with the Catalans on Sunday.

It remains to be seen if Barça are able to squeeze out more than €25 million from the Frenchman’ departure, but there appears to be confidence within the club of doing just that.

In the meantime, PSG have also shown interest in another Barcelona attacker in the form of Ansu Fati.

Although these are still early days, Barça would not mind the departure of the Spanish international, who has struggled with form since his return from injury.