The agent of Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has held talks with Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain over a possible transfer, according to El Desmarque.
The Spanish website claims Moussa Sissoko has been spotted meeting with officials of rival clubs, which has reportedly caused some issues with the Barca hierarchy.
The Catalan club are said to be looking to offload Dembele next summer and would like to use him in a part-exchange deal for either Neymar or Lautaro Martinez.
Dembele, though, is said to be keen on City, and the Manchester club may look to bid in the region of €95m (£80m) for the player. Fans on Twitter are worried about the Frenchman’s fitness record:
mendy 2.0
— Riskal (@hayimriskal) December 4, 2019
Why so much? The guy’s injured all the time….
— Frank Heukels (@H3ukels) December 4, 2019
Great player. But health is a concern.
— Ngozulu Matondo ?? (@ajagbeadewole) December 4, 2019
He is not good enough
— Majid (@Majid11646322) December 4, 2019
Please we don’t want him
— Nwanneka Omeche (@nwanneka_omeche) December 4, 2019
Is he any good as a centre-half?
— Gorms Cairn (@GormsC) December 4, 2019
As much as I love Ousmane, I wouldn’t want him at City, he’s too vulnerable and gets injured so easily so he will be a liability for us.
I really feel sorry for the youngster
— Oom Rhee (@Mbuyanelindo) December 4, 2019
Madness
— eugene (@QwekuAce) December 4, 2019
Man city should look for another player not dembele that has been suffering from injuries ????
— Inyene (@Inyene50557976) December 4, 2019
Ah yes, signing the most injury prone player in Europe so he can join Injurychester FC. That’s fantastic.
— MCFCAsp-Aronic Acid (@Lucioronio) December 4, 2019
After that miss to go 4-0 up against Liverpool, no thanks.
— MCFC FanView (@MCFCFanView) December 4, 2019
The winger has managed just nine appearances in all competitions this campaign, with hamstring problems having kept him out for most of the season so far.
City would probably only consider Dembele if Leroy Sane departs the club, and it remains to be seen what happens with the German next summer.
