Ousmane Dembele is a player that Manchester United have been linked with for years now but a move has never materialised. That could potentially change in the not too distant future though as it looks like the French winger is edging towards a Barcelona exit. As things stand, his current deal with the club is set to run out at the end of this ongoing season.
It is believed that Barcelona were very interested in keeping Dembele at Camp Nou beyond this season.
But a contract extension has not been agreed till now and it looks like that might remain the case, as Dembele could be headed out of the club soon.
As tweeted out by Gerard Romero, Dembele has not renewed with Barcelona and negotiations have broken down.
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Once upon a time, Dembele was one of the most highly-rated young players in the world and many believed that he had the potential to be one of the top players in the game in the future. Thus, Barcelona ended up signing him when Neymar left the club.
It is safe to say that his time at Camp Nou has not gone as most people would have expected though.
When Dembele has been on the pitch, he has shown flashes of brilliance. But that has been few and far between. The Frenchman has suffered one injury after another and has spent the majority of his time at Barcelona out on the sidelines.
Thus, it is safe to say that his development as a player has stalled but that has not stopped some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Manchester United, from keeping an eye on him.
Manchester United have been linked with Dembele several times and now that it looks like he could be on his way out of Barcelona, it might the perfect opportunity for them to make a move.