Barcelona tell PSG Ousmane Dembele's massive asking price

Stuart Telford

• 4 Jan 2023 17:55 GMT
• 3 min read

PSG are targeting Ousmane Dembele as a potential replacement for Neymar, but the Barcelona winger won't come cheap for the French champions.

Paris Saint-Germain are four points clear at the top of Ligue 1, and emerged from Champions League Group H undefeated, but there is trouble in paradise.

The French capital club have three of the best players in world football in their attack in Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi - "MNM" - but the first two of that trio don't always see eye-to-eye.

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Mbappe spurned Real Madrid to sign a bumper new deal with PSG in May, becoming the best-paid athlete of all time in the process, and son made it clear to the club's establishment that he thought Neymar should be moved on.

Ousmane Dembele discussed terms on a free transfer last year before signing a fresh contract with Barcelona, but Mbappe's France international teammate has enjoyed a second wind under Xavi at Camp Nou, and signing him in the future won't be so easy.

Dembele demand

"Several media outlets have pointed out in recent days that PSG want the French winger and that they would be willing to pay his release clause, which is estimated at €50 million, with €25m going to the player," report Diario SPORT.

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"But Barcelona maintain that if the Parisian club wants to take Dembele they will have to pay €100m, as [Barca Director of Football] Mateu Alemany said when Raphinha was presented last summer."

Dembele also discussed terms with Chelsea last summer before electing to stay at Camp Nou. The decision has reaped its reward, with the winger featuring in 21 games so far this season, scoring five goals and assisting seven more.

Dembele is currently rated at €41.6m by Football Transfers' in-house algorithm, and Barca are desperate to tie him down to a new deal with his latest contract expiring a year in June.