Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has stated that Ousmane Dembele personally expressed his wish to leave the club after six years in order to join Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.
The player is believed to have spoken with the key figure and expressed how he genuinely feels at Barcelona.
And the player reportedly said: “I want to continue here and win titles but in a healthy environment. Here there are always people throwing s**t at me.”
Speaking after Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Milan in pre-season friendly, Xavi revealed that Dembele has personally asked to leave, adding that he has already spoken with Luis Enrique and with Nasser Al-Khelaïfi.
“It is a personal decision and we cannot do anything. It really hurts me because we have taken great care of him so that he was happy and continued to make a difference, but he has this proposal.
“He has said that he wants to leave and that is why he has not played,” said the manager.
🚨| BREAKING: Ousmane Dembele is travelling to Paris to sign for PSG. #fcblive 🇫🇷#fcblive pic.twitter.com/8La4seaRPC
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Meanwhile, Barcelona are said to believe that they did what they could but the player remained firm in his decision to join PSG this summer.
As a result, the Blaugrana are asking the player to give up a part of the €25m that he would receive from the transfer since he is leaving the team a mere 15 days before the new season starts.
As it turns out, however, neither the player nor his agent are willing to do so.
