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Barcelona get Dembele deadline

Barcelona have been given a two-week deadline to sign or forget about Borussia Dortmund star Ousmane Dembele.

The striker has been touted as a direct replacement for Neymar but Ernesto Valverde’s side are still stalling on agreeing on a deal.

Dortmund are keen to ensure the transfer saga does not linger on for too long, with Dembele being indefinitely excluded from training and chief executive Hans Joachim Watzke giving Barca a strict time limit.

“The time horizon is enough for two games,’ he told Kicker when asked for an update on the situation.

Dortmund claim to have already rejected a £90millionoffer for the promising 20-year-old. The German club know Barcelona are under pressure to stump up a hefty fee and reinvest some of the £198m received for Neymar from PSG.

On their part, Peter Bosz’s side will not want to keep Dembele around if he is affecting the morale of the squad.

This post was last modified on December 14, 2018 10:03 am

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