12th August, 2023
Michael Adeshina
FC Barçelona have removed the phrase ‘Thank You and Goodluck’ from every announcement of Ousmane Dembélé’s departure.
The French winger officially became a PSG player on Saturday for a fee worth 50.4million euros (£43.5m).
He signed a five-year deal with his new club.
However, Barcelona seem to be unhappy with the decision of Dembele to leave despite the level of patience and care given to him.
According to report, there was also some issues over the money paid by PSG as Dembele’s agent reportedly demanded for some part of it, but Barcelona declined to grant such request.
Since his arrival from Borussia Dortmund in 2017 for a fee reportedly worth up to £135.5m, Dembele made 185 appearances and scored only 40 goals for the LaLiga giants.
Dembele’s time at Barcelona also saw him win three Spanish league titles, two Spanish Cups and two Spanish Super cups.
The club initially included a ‘thank you’ phrase while announcing his departure. That was later removed by the management of FC Barcelona.
The latest statement from Barcelona simply read: “FC Barcelona and the player Ousmane Dembélé have severed ties by virtue of the unilateral exercise by the player of a right included in his employment contract. The club, in strict compliance with the agreement, has not negotiated or agreed with third parties the terms of this severance.”
“El FC Barcelona i el jugador Ousmane Dembélé han quedat desvinculats de la seva relació en virtut de l’exercici unilateral per part del jugador d’un dret inclòs en el seu contracte laboral. El Club, en estricte compliment del pactat, no ha negociat ni acordat amb tercers els termes d’aquesta desvinculació.”
“El FC Barcelona y el jugador Ousmane Dembélé han quedado desvinculados de su relación en virtud del ejercicio unilateral por parte del jugador de un derecho incluido en su contrato laboral. El Club, en estricto cumplimiento de lo pactado, no ha negociado ni acordado con terceros los términos de esta desvinculación.”