Manchester United's transfer plans to sign Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele

Manchester United haven’t given up on their hopes of signing Barcelona ahead Ousmane Dembele within the January switch window.

Common soccer journalist and switch skilled, Fabrizio Romano, on Right here We Go podcast (h/t The Daily Mail) has claimed the 23-year-old continues to be a goal for the Crimson Devils.

United, after failing to land Jadon Sancho, made an attempt to sign Dembele on loan in the course of the summer time, however the deal didn’t materialise as he stayed on to show himself below new boss Ronald Koeman.

According to Catalan newspaper Sport, a number of European golf equipment are nonetheless occupied with signing Dembele as they view him as a participant who has not but totally realised his potential and has his finest years forward of him.

Dembele’s scenario 

Barcelona paid a ridiculous sum of £133.5m to signal Dembele from Borussia Dortmund in 2017. He has had a troublesome begin to his profession at Nou Camp, with a string of hamstring and thigh accidents stunting his growth.

He’s anticipated to play a outstanding function this time period following the long-term damage of teen Ansu Fati. Dembele has began the final three league video games and has three targets in all competitions.

The Catalan giants, subsequently, can be reluctant to promote him until they’ve different choices lined up. On the identical time, Barcelona want an injection of money to provide Koeman the possibility to convey his alternative of gamers on the membership.

Put merely, Barcelona may very well be keen to money in on him and are in search of a charge between £60-70m.

United’s curiosity and problem 

The Crimson Devils nonetheless retain an curiosity in him however they aren’t keen to satisfy the participant’s asking value. As an alternative, they need to signal him on mortgage.

Given the present scenario (each injury-wise and monetary) Barcelona are in, there’s no approach they’ll ship him out on mortgage.

Whereas the likes of Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes are already crossing double figures when it comes to targets in all competitions (14 and 13 respectively), others haven’t actually stepped up. The truth is, the trio of Anthony Martial, Mason Greenwood and Edinson Cavani have solely managed 5 targets between them.

Dembele is a incredible participant, however his poor damage document makes his potential signing a giant gamble. Nevertheless, a participant of his skill would give them an enormous raise in January just like what Fernandes did final season.

Having stated that, it might be actually laborious for the Crimson Devils to lure Dembele – who has a contract on the membership until 2022 – on a short-term deal.