Chelsea have been handed a transfer boost as Barcelona have reportedly told Ousmane Dembele, a target for the Blues in the past, that he can leave the club in January.
According to reports, some of Barcelona’s most high profile stars are unhappy with Dembele’s attitude as he is often late to meetings and training and they want manager Ernesto Valverde to ship him out in January.
RAC1 say that the players will get their wish and Dembele will be allowed to move on in January if a club makes a suitable offer.
However, Barca paid a substantial fee, around €105m + €40m in add-ons, for the French international and they’ll want to recoup most, if not all, of that back, which might be too big a price for Chelsea to splash out on another attacking option.
With the likes of Eden Hazard, Pedro and Willian at the club, it remains to be seen if Chelsea would look to bring in another wide forward.
