Ousmane Dembele is not having a good time after a bad World Cup with France. Despite everything, Xavi considers him essential to the project as a differentiated player and the Blaugrana club values making contacts to renew his contract, which expires in 2024. There was no desire to discuss negotiations until the end of the season, but now he can be offered until February
The Blaugrana club wants to send a clear message of support to the player, and is betting on him in the future. Dembélé finally chose to stay at the Blaugrana club once his previous contract expired, despite the fact that there were many tensions with his environment, which led to breaking negotiations several times. Finally, a short contract with a low termination clause was agreed
At Barcelona they also think the time is right because Dembele may not spark much interest in the market right now, so there will be much less interference in the talks. Barcelona does not want to enter into any offer or start the next season without renewing it to avoid all the problems that occurred in the previous renewal. You can now give yourself peace of mind that can change in a few months
Dembele has always made it clear that he wants to continue at the club. He feels comfortable at Barcelona and Barcelona and his role in the dressing room improved a lot last season, he felt more supported and respected. Barcelona understands that he is a valid footballer despite the World Cup slump, and proof of this is that, along with Lewandowski, he is the footballer most used by Xavi Hernandez in attack