Ousmane Dembélé

[serghei]

Don't see much reasons to hate on Demebele tbh. Good guy, bad luck he came here as a stupid kid.

Besides, PSG did nothing until some Barca legend came over there to teach them how to play. These oil clubs with all their money still needed Pep and Lucho to be relevant.

They at least had the humility to accept it. In the end it's same old approach. Go to proper school of football and be a student. They are now paying for proper football education and are growing as a club.

As for Dembele, he would have stayed at the club had we had the funds to keep him. He valued himself highly, and he was right.

Surely people now think, or should think that the club should have made him staying a priority. We didn't value him enough and thought he will forever be young and dumb. The lad proved them wrong. Aged like a fine wine really.

 

[JamDav1982]

Xavi gets credit for seeing how good a player Dembele would be but was fucked over by Laporta running his mouth.

Dembele had agreed a contract.. Laporta ran his mouth and he went back on it.

Barca had plenty money to afford to keep Dembele they chose to spend it elsewhere and pissed him off with lies.

Only Barca would spend 150m on a player in mid 30s and lose a player who gets balon dor at CF for peanuts.

 

[jamrock]

Saddened to see you go down this route.

Lol you really don't know when to play you cards..

Smh

 

[serghei]

Meh, bad luck more than anything. Guy reached the end of his contract back when we were a mess financially. And he didn't show enough to warrant a big financial effort back then. Very hard to anticipate the future like that at that moment.

Most players don't turn around their careeer so spectacularly and in such short time, but for this reason you have to appreciate if not even like Dembele. We wrote a different story to most players. 10 years from now he will write an interesting autobiography.

 

[JamDav1982]

At end of 2021 Dembele agreed on a contract for less than he could get elsewhere on the back of commentsa about him 'better than Mbappe' and core player but club were in a financial position could not pay him top dollar.

Dembele/agent agreed to sign it and renew.

Before the contract he even been signed Laporta was mouthing off in media about how Barca would be spending in summer and then went on to buy Ferran for 60m odd a few weeks later.

Dembele and agent felt lied to on the 'Barca poverty' line Laporta claimed in negotiations and all trust was gone. They pulled out of renewal.

The board then compounded that by blaming Dembele for not being able to bring in more players and tried to bully him by saying would never play again.

Dembele and his agent saw right through it as more blustering from board and largely ignored it... he played again without renewing that season.

By time summer came round Dembele was in position of power and agreed to renew on his terms as no longer trusted club fully but wanted to remain with in future Barca paying to keep him if both agreed or leaving.

Dembele being in position of power stayed but with relatively low release clause which he would take a % of.

A year later he left... which was a great decision.

Laporta ran his mouth. Fucked up the situation and was played by Dembele and agent in process. Losing a balon dor level player for one year of Lewa salary.

 

[JamDav1982]

Meh, bad luck more than anything. Guy reached the end of his contract back when we were a mess financially. And he didn't show enough to warrant a big financial effort back then. Very hard to anticipate the future like that at that moment.

He renewed in summer of 2022 when Barca spent over 200m.

The fucked it up with amateur negotiations in 2021 and running mouth. It was agreed then.

 

[serghei]

He renewed in summer of 2022 when Barca spent over 200m.

The fucked it up with amateur negotiations in 2021 and running mouth. It was agreed then.

He renewed with that clause. Pure speculations on your part.

Barca had to sign players. We were playing with Demir, Ilias, Luuk ffs. And Dembele was missing months every season to injury. Unreliable back then.

 

[JamDav1982]

He renewed with that clause. Pure speculations on your part.

No not pure speculation that is what happened.

You claim he renewed when broke when he in reality renewed in summer Barca spent 200m.

They fucked up negotiations earlier and without clause by running mouths.

 

[serghei]

No not pure speculation that is what happened.

You claim he renewed when broke when he in reality renewed in summer Barca spent 200m.

They fucked up negotiations earlier and without clause by running mouths.

Every renewal like that is mostly irrelevant.

Of course we signed players ffs. The money part is huge. With good finances, we extend Dembele AND upgrade the squad.

 

[JamDav1982]

Every renewal like that is mostly irrelevant.

No idea what that means but what I outlined happened.

What didnt happen is 'Barca were too broke to renew him'.

 

[serghei]

No idea what that means but what I outlined happened.

What didnt happen is 'Barca were too broke to renew him'.

Of course poor finances is why we did not renew him ffs.

 

[JamDav1982]

Of course poor finances is why we did not renew him ffs.

No... he had agreed a renewal and went back on it due to Laportas lies.

Then the following summer they spent 200m and were giving likes of Lewa 100m over 4 years.

The same summer he renewed but held power.

 

[serghei]

No... he had agreed a renewal and went back on it due to Laportas lies.

As said, speculation. Barca did not have a good enough financial situation to take another bet on Dembele. Simple as that.

 

[jamrock]

Jesus fucking Christ, every trend jamdav has to ruin with his fuckery.

Just seeing the replies by serghei, you can tell he's talking nonsense and something not relevant to dembele winning the ballon d'or or the general theme of the conversation that has been happening.

 

[JamDav1982]

As said, speculation.

No.

Dembele agent spoke about it. Not speculation.

He spoke about dustrust of board after that. Not speculation.

The board tried to bully him and blame him for struggling to sign players. Not speculation.

Barca spent 200m that next summer when he did renew and gave Lewa 100m odd of a contract. Not speculation.