Ousmane Dembele to stay at Barcelona despite Premier League links

As the January transfer window winds down, Barcelona hopes of offloading Ousmane Dembele continue to dwindle.

The 24-year-old is in the final six months of his contract at Camp Nou and has rejected a new proposal from the club. The Catalan giants were intent on getting him off the books and making some money from his sale in the ongoing window.

Talks about a move to Paris Saint-Germain were rife, but things have gone quiet on that front in the past few hours. However, there had been chatter of Chelsea launching a late swoop for the former Borussia Dortmund winger.

Even Tottenham Hotspur were touted to have entered the race to land the French international.

But as per the latest reports from RMC Sport, Dembele will not be leaving Barcelona on the transfer deadline day. The update claims that the ex-Rennes prodigy will remain at Camp Nou for the rest of the 2021/22 campaign and move on in the summer on a free transfer.

The claim has been corroborated by the reliable Matteo Moretto, who also reiterates that Dembele will be staying put at Barça until June.

This, however, seems unlikely to affect the club’s plans to bring in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. While a move was on the brink of collapse, the Blaugrana have managed to reach an agreement with the ex-Arsenal captain and seem set to sign him on the deadline day.

The arrivals of Ferran Torres, Adama Traore and the impending signing of Aubameyang does make it a positive window for Barcelona. However, they will have to make do with the disappointment of not being able to offload Dembele.