2023-08-02 11:18:11
The goodbye could have been very quick, it will finally be a little longer than expected but probably a little more bizarre for Ousmane Dembélé at FC Barcelona. This Tuesday night, in Las Vegas, FC Barcelona faced AC Milan (1-0 victory) without its right winger, pending departure for PSG.
In the mixed zone, while coach Xavi confirmed his player’s departure, his teammates Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto spoke about this departure, which should take place any day now. “Ousmane said nothing to the players, revealed the first. Until it’s official and whatever happens, he’s a player like any other. We will see what will happen. Every year, players arrive in all teams and you have to adapt quickly and look to the future. Dembélé is “an important player”, admitted the former Chelsea player, but he qualified: “I think we have a very good squad and with those we will have at the end of the market, we will have to fight hard, all together”.
“When you love someone, you want them to be with you”
“It’s a shame because he’s a very important player for us,” said Sergi Roberto. We would have liked him to continue because he was with us for many years and he was a player who was very dear to the team. We all let him know. He made another decision… We’re sad to see him go, but we have to keep going. We have a great team and today we showed that we can compete with anyone”.
The new captain of the Blaugranas has even frankly played the feelings card. “We are a bit disappointed. When you love someone and want them to be with you, it’s a little disappointing when they decide to go somewhere else. It’s a job and everyone decides what’s best for them, for their career and for their family. He will have his reasons, but we have given him everything here and he knows he is an important player for us. »
Since Sunday, negotiations between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona around the transfer of the French international winger have intensified. This Tuesday, the Parisian club was formally authorized by its Catalan counterpart to negotiate with the player, while the outlines of a five-year contract are already drawn. Unless unforeseen, this transfer should be completed in the coming days, in time for the return of the Parisians from South Korea where they will play their last pre-season friendly match before the resumption of Ligue 1.
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