Manchester United, Newcastle and Chelsea are all considering signing Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele, according to reports in Spain.
Barcelona have made it clear that they want to sell the 24-year-old before Monday’s transfer deadline as he is out of contract in the summer.
Dembele has failed to reach an agreement over a new contract and Barca’s director of football, Mateu Alemany, said last week that the winger’s time at Camp Nou is over.
‘It is obvious that the player does not want to continue and is not committed to our future,’ he said.
‘In that scenario, he and his agents have been informed that he should leave immediately because we want players who are committed to our project. Therefore, we hope to transfer him before January 31.’
According to Marca, Dembele has attracted late interest from Manchester United, Newcastle and Chelsea and all three Premier League clubs are considering a move.
The report claims that Barca would even be open to allowing Dembele to leave on loan for the remainder of the season.
Meanwhile, MailOnline report that Dembele would be available for an £18 million transfer fee – a significant drop from the £96.8m Barca spent to sign the Frenchman from Borussia Dortmund in 2017.
When asked about Chelsea’s links with Dembele last week, Thomas Tuchel said: ‘He’s a very good player, and I am very fortunate to have trained him in my time at Dortmund.
‘It was only one year, it should have been longer, but I needed to leave and he decided to leave.
‘We are not in close contact, we have met here and there because of his duties for the French national team when I was in Paris. We exchanged some messages.
‘I have absolutely no idea why he is in this situation, I don’t know the details, so it’s better not to talk.’
Arsenal are also relying on Barcelona to offload Dembele in order to pave the way for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s exit.
Barcelona have reportedly agreed a loan deal to sign Aubameyang for the remainder of the season but they cannot complete the move until they find a way to move Dembele on.
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