FC Barcelona made contact with Moussa Dembélé
t’s the big upheaval at FC Barcelona! After the humiliation suffered against Bayern Munich (8-2) in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, exit Quique Setién and welcome Ronald Koeman! Appointed at the head of the Blaugrana entity, the Dutch coach has published a list of players he will not count on in the future: among them Luis Suarez. The 33-year-old Uruguayan forward, who has one year left with Barcelona. El Pistolero could well take the same train as the club emblem: Lionel Messi. Who after an unconvincing interview with the new coach announced, with losses and noise, his desire to leave Barça!
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As the players abandon one by one the ship left adrift by a chairman – Josep Maria Bartomeu – contested from all sides, the new staff are trying, as much as possible, to strengthen the squad for next season. As striker, in the event of Luis Suarez’s more than likely departure, FC Barcelona, through Henrik Larsson, ex-Barça star from 2004 to 2006, expressed their interest in Moussa Dembélé. According to Sky Italia information, the French striker was contacted directly by the Swede, on the advice of Ronald Koeman. If the player’s entourage denies this information at this time, the track is packed.
OL is open to a start
As we revealed to you at the beginning of July, the door is not closed on the OL side. We can even say that Lyon are clearly expecting to lose him, as Juninho more or less explained in a press conference. “Moussa (Dembélé, Editor’s note) and Houssem (Aouar, Editor’s note) are among the best players in the team, but these are different cases (…) If we receive proposals, we will analyze. Moussa has had a good season, he still has room for improvement, he brings us a lot and scores a lot. Two important players. If we lose two players of this level, we will look for replacements, of the same level I hope, we have already discussed with the president, “said the Brazilian.
The Olympique Lyonnais forward remains on a very convincing performance as a super sub in Final 8 of the Champions League, including a decisive brace against Manchester City in the quarter-finals. His record for the 2019/2020 season is impressive: 24 goals and 7 assists in 46 appearances for OL. At 24, Moussa Dembélé is followed by the biggest European teams, including Manchester United, Atlético de Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. FC Barcelona therefore has competition in this matter. Bought 22 million in Celtic Glasgow two years ago – club where Henrik Larsson had exploded from 1997 to 2004 – Will Moussa Dembélé become Luis Suarez’s replacement at Barça? Contact with the new staff in place is a first step.
