According to the Marca newspaper, although Barcelona have not yet contacted or met with Dembele, they believe that the players will renew their contract without worrying about other teams’ attention to the French winger.
Dembele’s contract expires in June 2024, his termination fee is only 50 million euros, Barcelona want to negotiate a new contract with him. At the World Cup in Qatar, Dembele has started five times in France and sent two assists. So far, Barcelona have not sat down with him for several reasons: first, the players are focused on the World Cup, and Barcelona believe that Dembelle will give priority to Barcelona over other teams, because he is very comfortable in Barcelona.
In addition, Barcelona’s current economic situation does not allow them to deal with more players’ contracts, in fact, before Dembele’s contract renewal, they need to deal with the renewal of Bard, Pernia and giving Garvey a first-team number and so on. While Barcelona have not yet negotiated a contract extension with Dembele, other clubs are keeping an eye on the players and are even considering the possibility of including them after the World Cup.
Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain continue to keep an eye on Dembele, but Barcelona are not worried because they believe he will renew his contract because the player chose to renew his contract last time. And he is currently the protagonist of Xavi’s team: he has played in 20 club games this season, scoring five goals and sending seven assists.