Barcelona do not consider a departure from Dembélé
Tired of his lackluster performances and repeated injuries, FC Barcelona negotiated a transfer from Ousmane Dembélé to Manchester United last summer. It is the player himself who finally wanted to stay in Catalonia, and Barça does not regret it so much the French winger shines in 2021. Nevertheless, Dembélé (23 years old) is out of contract in June 2022, and as reported by the daily
Sport
last week, he would voluntarily play the watch with Barça in order to raise the stakes. The Blaugrana club would be more or less forced to sell it this summer without an agreement to extend, otherwise Dembélé could leave "for free" in a year. But according to
Mundo Deportivo
who quotes the leaders of Barcelona, the tricolor world champion is considered "untransferable".
Recruited for nearly € 135m in the summer of 2017 after Neymar's departure, Dembélé would be valued at just under € 100m today, his contractual situation justifying a slightly lower price.
Dembélé's magnificent goal against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey semi-final return on March 3 (3-0)
Tchouaméni attached to Monaco
An indisputable holder at AS Monaco, Aurélien Tchouaméni is one of the best midfielders in Ligue 1 this season, at only 21 years old. The French international hopefuls joined ASM for € 18 million from Girondins de Bordeaux in January 2020. In remarks relayed by our colleagues from
L'Équipe
, Tchouaméni said he was "used" to transfer rumors. But “the Monaco project is ambitious, it interests me a lot,” he explains. A departure from the Principality would not be on the agenda, in a desire not to cut corners. 3rd in Ligue 1 with two points behind Lille and one ahead of Lyon, Monaco left to play Europe next season, and maybe even the Champions League.
Arsenal and Manchester United pinch for Pléa (M'Gladbach)
With 11 goals in 36 matches, Alassane Pléa is having a difficult season at Borussia Mönchengladbach, like the team only 8th in the Bundesliga.
But the French striker (28) keeps a certain rating on the transfer market.
According to the
Daily Mail
, Manchester United and Arsenal are considering approaching Pléa this summer.
The Red Devils, who should not be able to convince Edinson Cavani (34) to extend for a year, have made Erling Haaland (20) their priority.
But Pléa would be a plan B at a lower cost: it only has one year of contract left in Gladbach, bringing its price down to around € 17 million.
On the Arsenal side, we wonder about the future of Alexandre Lacazette (29 years old, contract until June 2022) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (31 years old) who has not put one foot in front of the other since he was extended until 2023 last September.
The departures of some could therefore lead to the arrivals of others in a game of dominoes.
The rise of Pléa at Borussia Mönchengladbach
Like Dembélé at Barça, Bellingham "untouchable" in Dortmund
Recruited last summer in Birmingham when he was barely turning 17, Jude Bellingham exceeds all expectations at Borussia Dortmund.
The young midfielder, who already has two caps for England, has started Dortmund's last 10 games, including in the Champions League where he scored against Manchester City.
And now rumors are already showing an interest from bigger clubs, such as Chelsea or Manchester United.
But according to the well-informed Fabrizio Romano (
Sky
Sports
,
Guardian
), Bellingham is considered "untouchable" in Dortmund.
The Stourbridge native is linked until June 2023 with the German club.
Lyon: Garcia on the start, Galtier closer to Nice
Opponents in the shock of the 33rd day of Ligue 1 this Sunday (9 p.m.), Rudi Garcia and Christophe Galtier should respectively leave Lyon and Lille at the end of the season, according to the newspaper
L'Équipe
. The Lyon coach (57) would have no illusions about his future and would already have touches in Spain and Italy. Galtier (54) has often seen his name associated with OL to succeed Garcia, but it is OGC Nice that holds the rope, according to
L'Équipe
. As we learned at the beginning of the month, the Nice club offers him a monthly salary of € 360,000, or double what he receives at LOSC. It's too expensive for Lyon who thinks of Roberto De Zerbi (41 years old), at the end of his contract at Sassuolo, and of Peter Bosz (57 years old),sacked from Bayer Leverkusen a month ago.
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