Dembélé's future: history of the absurd

• Accounts Barcelona saves the year by selling 10% of its TV rights to the Sixth Street fund for 205 million

As the only common thread of the future of

in Barcelona has been surrealism, in the Camp Nou they do not dare to predict what new episodes are to come.

The story is so absurd that applying logic would be a waste of time.

The 25-year-old French winger, after five tumultuous seasons marked by injuries (102 games out), schedule ravings and sporting chaos, concluded his relationship with the Barça club on June 30.

Neither was there a farewell, nor did the Barcelona leaders withdraw the proposal to renew him, nor did the striker's agents unravel the plot.

Of course, Dembélé didn't say a word.

The second most expensive signing in the history of Barça (130 million euros), who dreams of playing the World Cup in Qatar with France despite the fact that

forgot him in the trunk, insists on prolonging his strange stay in Barcelona.

But his gestures do not go beyond the phone calls to

, the great defender of him in a club where there are managers who have spent months trying to lose sight of the player.

Those who have dealt with Dembélé in recent years speak of his affability, but also of a character impossible to interpret.

Although the Frenchman has made progress in recent months in integrating him into the locker room thanks to the arrival in the winter market of

, a former teammate at Borussia Dortmund, he never showed signs of being the one who assumed the reins of the future professional of the.

However, none of the clubs allegedly interested in recruiting him (Chelsea or PSG) have decided to take the step and meet the demands of some representatives who continue to demand a generous bonus.

Raphinha and Deco

Xavi Hernández, meanwhile, understands that his squad cannot afford to lose a winger with Dembélé's alleged imbalance (13 assists but just two goals in his last campaign, one of them in the Cup against Linares).

Even more so when the Barcelona coach suspects that, if he were left without the Frenchman, there would be no replacement possible, no matter how long

has spent days walking around the Camp Nou offices trying to place his representative

on the team .

For the Brazilian winger of Leeds, however, Chelsea is offering amounts of around 70 million euros, unaffordable figures for a Barça that has enough to survive its economic drama.

And that Barcelona made official the sale of 10% of its television rights to the American fund Sixth Street in exchange for 207.5 million euros, in a 25-year contract.

The Barça club maintains that the deal generates a capital gain for this season of 267 million.

But, beyond saving the financial year on the same day of closing, the massive sale of assets must continue so that before July 31, the date on which LaLiga's

is recalculated , the club is in a position to register new players without having to apply the 1/3 rule.

Meanwhile,

and

, who arrive with the release letter, wait for Barcelona to announce their signings.

, in Mallorca, tries to remain calm in the face of Bayern's continued refusals of Barcelona's offers.

And Dembele?

In limbo.

Perhaps its only natural habitat.

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