
Report: Neymar to Barcelona Back on After Ousmane Dembele Persuaded to Join PSG
Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele has reportedly agreed to be part of a transfer exchange that would see him move to Paris Saint-Germain and Neymar make a move back to the Camp Nou.
Speculation regarding Neymar's future has been rampant throughout the summer, with the Blaugrana interested in re-signing the player who left them two years ago.
According to L'Equipe (h/t Jordan Seward of the MailOnline), Barcelona have been willing to offer Dembele on a year-long loan, Ivan Rakitic, Jean-Clair Todibo and โฌ120 million to PSG to get the transfer over the line.ย
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Dembele is said to have previously been against the move, although after talks with PSG boss Thomas Tuchel, he's now reportedly open to joining the Paris outfit.
Tuchelย andย Dembeleย have worked together previously, with the former the manager ofย Borussiaย Dortmund when they signed the Frenchman fromย Stadeย Rennais. They spent a season together beforeย Dembeleย departed for Barcelona, who had just agreed the sale ofย Neymarย at the time.
Spanish football journalistย Guillemย Balagueย provided more information from the report and said he's also been advised thatย Dembeleย would be open to aย PSGย switch:ย
The transfer deadline is on Monday, meaning all parties are running out of time to get these respective deals over the line.
If Barcelona are willing to offer three players and cash forย Neymar, there will surely be a huge amount of negotiating still to do, including the terms regarding any potential loan forย Dembele.
For the France international, a move away from Barcelona would be beneficial, as he's struggled to make a consistent impact since joining from Dortmund.ย Dembeleย has shown flashes of genius, although there's been little regularity in his play due to fluctuations in form and continued fitness problems.
Dembeleย is sidelined after he picked up an injury in the opening game of the La Liga season.
Spanish football journalist Andy West said the player can't be depended on:ย
The 22-year-old played the best football of his career underย Tuchel, notching six goals and 12 assists in the 2016-17ย Bundesligaย season.ย
Rafael Hernandez ofย Barcaย fansiteย Grup14 said the switch toย PSGย would make sense with that in mind:ย
Speaking afterย PSG's game withย Metzย on Friday, the club's sporting director Leonardoย saidย any sale ofย Neymarย "depends on Barcelona" and clarified the French champions have been "open to talking to other players to do the deal."
Ifย Dembele's reluctance to move to Paris has been resolved, then there's a chance the transfer will be accelerated in the coming days. However, there may be a few more twists to come in a transfer saga that's dominated the summer window.


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