Ousmane Dembélé is mad at Barcelona and has decided to take the case to court. News site The Athletic has discovered that the Frenchman is demanding a total of 10 million euros from Barça, which would correspond to his transfer to Paris-Saint Germain.
In 2023, PSG paid the 50 million euros that appeared in the cancellation clause of Ousmane Dembélé's contract with Barça. Initially, the idea was that both parties would share this amount 50/50, with 25 million going to the Catalonian team and the rest going to the player and his agent.
A year later, Ousmane Dembélé is now claiming around 10 million euros he allegedly never received for this transfer, bringing the case against Barça to trial.
Laporta Sees His Big Transfer at Risk
Ousmane Dembélé's complaint could put Laporta in a difficult position. The former player is asking for 10 million euros for his transfer to PSG, which is money that Barça could lose.
This comes at a time when there's not much liquidity and any unexpected loss is a serious setback, especially when the goal is to make a big transfer.
Nike Has the Key
Joan Laporta is expected to announce the renewal of his sponsorship contract with Nike in the coming days. As soon as it signs, Barça will earn around 90 million euros per season with the new agreement. In addition, it will immediately pocket more than 100 million euros as a transfer bonus.
After seeing their collaboration agreement reaffirmed, Nike has decided to take a step forward in its relationship with Barça. Laporta has put the name of its greatest star, Erling Haaland, on the table to reinforce the squad next season.
Laporta has been following him for some time. Haaland would mean a huge media, sporting and marketing boost. Nike wants him to wear the Barça jersey to be able to exploit him even more financially; the American brand believes that this is the right step to take.
It's a complicated operation. Manchester City does't want to let Erling Haaland go, but rumors suggest that he could leave soon. The blame lies with a possible historic sanction that would end with the English team being expelled from the Premier League, losing a number of points that would take it to relegation immediately.
However, if Ousmane Dembélé's complaint turns out to be true... Barça would have to lose 10 million euros, which could ruin the deal. We'll have to wait...