Now ex-Barça GM, Bordas explains why the club refused to sign Mbappé in place of Dembélé
After the departure of Neymar, FC Barcelona was looking for a winger. But before signing Ousmane Dembélé, Barça had the opportunity to sign Kylian mbed for 100 million euros. The revelation is made by the former Director General of Barça, Javier Bordas. "Yes, when we had to sign Dembélé, Minguella called me to tell us that mbled was at hand. I spoke with Bartomeu and he told me to watch it. I called his father and he told me that he was not going to Madrid because Cristiano, Benzema and Bale were there and that, he could go to Barça because Neymar was not there. The President of Monaco preferred that he render himself to Barça so as not to strengthen the PSG, a direct rival. And for 100 million, it could have been done. But Robert preferred Dembélé and Pep Segura supported him. The explanation is that mbled plays for him and Dembélé plays for the team. And since a winger like Ney left, Robert preferred a winger than a finisher, "he says.
