Barcelona will not improve contract offer for Ousmane Dembele despite financial boost

With Ousmane Dembele entering the final month of his contract, time is running out fast for Barcelona to tie him down to a new deal.

Multiple meetings have been held between the club officials and the player’s camp to find a resolution to the situation, but there has been little progress achieved and the two parties continue to remain some way apart in negotiations.

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are waiting for a response from Dembele and his entourage after their latest contract proposal.

However, the Frenchman’s representatives are awaiting an improved offer from the club after they activated the ‘economic levers’ to boost their financial situation.

Indeed, the Catalans are looking at a potential €740 million funding after deciding to sell a 49.9% stake in Barça Licensing & Merchandising and 25% of the broadcasting rights.

As per the report, Dembele’s agent, Sissoko, was informed in previous meetings that the club would be open to improving the contract offer if they were to receive a financial boost which would enable them to meet the winger’s demands to an extent.

It is further claimed that the renewal bonus that the forward’s camp are demanding is not an issue. However, they want an improvement on the wages being offered, considering that the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner has much more lucrative deals on the table from other clubs.

But, Barcelona do not have any intentions of upping their current proposal and will not be tabling an improved offer for the 25-year-old despite the impending investment from the CVC deal and the BLM sales.

So, as things stand, there is little change in the situation and the Frenchman could end up departing on a Bosman deal at the end of the month if status quo continues.