Barcelona rule out the transfer of Borussia Dortmund defender in January

The possibility of Thomas Meunier joining Barcelona has been essentially ruled out after MARCA’s Luis Rojo confirmed that the Catalans have no interest in losing Oscar Mingueza and Sergino Dest this month. 

Furthermore, Rojo also wrote that there is no chance that Ousmane Dembele will leave either, meaning that the team will likely make no further signings. 

Despite being a subject of heavy interest from the likes of Bordeaux, Mingueza is set to stay put at least until the end of the season. While the 22-year-old defender was said to be keen on a loan move in order to get more minutes under his belt, the decision of staying behind is quoted to be a mutual one between the player and the team’s coaching staff.

All this is because his entourage, Jose Maria Orobitg, failed to find the middle ground with Valencia and Bordeaux.

It is reported that Xavi was keen on signing Meunier until the end of the season as he wanted to rope in someone with better exposure.

There were even claims that the Catalans had opened talks with Borussia Dortmund and the German team had, in fact, given the green signal, but it seems all that effort has yielded in nothing.

If Meunier had arrived, there was a possibility that Dest would have travelled the other way since Dortmund, like Barcelona, have Europa League to play for.

And while Barcelona are still uncertain about the American’s future, he is expected to stay until the right deal comes knocking on Barça’s doors.

As things stand, though, the squad stays as it is. With Dembele tipped to stay, there would be no presentation of either Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang or Alex Grimaldo or a certain Thomas Meunier in a Barcelona shirt.