Audio By Carbonatix
Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has agreed terms with Paris St-Germain and could move on Monday's transfer deadline day if the two clubs can agree a fee, reports Guillem Balague.
The Spanish club wants 20m euros (£16.6m) for the 24-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer.
Barca paid an initial £96.8m for Dembele in 2017 but is now asking him to take a pay cut or leave.
Manchester United and Chelsea also showed interest in a deal for him.
However, the Premier League clubs are not expected to be able to challenge PSG for the France winger's signature because of financial fair play restrictions, which would leave them needing to offload players before adding Dembele's wages to their books.
If Dembele does move to Paris before Monday's 23:00 GMT deadline, he will join former Barca team-mate Lionel Messi in the French capital, while also teaming up with international colleague Kylian Mbappe and Brazil superstar Neymar.
Barcelona are keen to offload Dembele in order to sign either Spain and Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, with whom they have a deal agreed, or Arsenal's Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
There is also a possibility Dembele will move to PSG in a swap deal with Argentina striker Mauro Icardi.
Latest Stories
-
Fidelity Bank completes renovation of multipurpose auditorium at Police Public Safety Training School
2 hours -
Oil prices slide 2% on Iran-Oman talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz
2 hours -
Telecoms operator MTN eyes banking licences as it pushes deeper into lending
2 hours -
Show us how allegations involving MPs end – Dr Dramani demands clear path from probe to resolution
2 hours -
Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks
2 hours -
Ethiopia submits official bid to host Afcon 2028
2 hours -
We need leaders with integrity – Dramani warns supermajority Parliament over Afenyo-Markin allegations
3 hours -
Parliament scrutinises govt but cannot scrutinise itself – Dramani challenges MPs to apply their own standards
3 hours -
Partisan solidarity overrides accountability – Dr Dramani accuses Parliament of protecting its own
3 hours -
This goes beyond Afenyo-Markin – CDD warns fresh allegations could damage Parliament
4 hours -
Parliament is in crisis of confidence – CDD’s Osae-Kwapong warns fresh allegations could ceepen public distrust
4 hours -
Nigeria’s president orders rescue after mass kidnapping exposes security failings
4 hours -
Meta, US states have discussed settling teen social media harm case, Bloomberg News reports
4 hours -
All the best Savinho – welcome Savio… new club, new name for Spurs signing
5 hours -
Baleba completes £70m Man Utd move from Brighton
5 hours