Barcelona have invested a total of €179 million in the club’s record failure signing

The story of Ousmane Dembele at Barcelona has become a widely used example to convey ungratefulness. Despite the club sticking with the player through his countless injuries and pitfalls, the winger has let the club down in the worst possible way.

Barcelona spent €140 million just to see his move to Camp Nou go through. Now, that very player is set to leave the club on a free transfer because of his unrealistic wage demands.

According to reports from Toni Juanmarti, the Blaugranas have spent over €179 million on the player in transfer fees and salary to date. Considering his 31 goals and 127 appearances, the figure works out to €5.7 million and €1.4 million per goal and game respectively.

To make the extent of money splurged clearer, the Spanish journalist estimates that Barcelona spent €23,000 for every minute the Frenchman has appeared for them.

The Catalans tried desperately to make his departure possible on deadline day. Despite interest from Tottenham, Chelsea, and PSG, the Frenchman rejected them all.

Joan Laporta spoke earlier today about the winger’s situation. As reported by Fabrizio Romano, the president said,

“We think Ousmane Dembélé has an agreement in place with another club. He didn’t want to leave the club in January. It’s really difficult to understand his position, makes no sense for him and for the club.”

There are contrasting reports over Dembele’s future at Barcelona, and even Laporta refused to comment on it. While some sources believe that we have seen the last of Dembele in Blaugrana colors, others state that Xavi will continue to count on him.