DORTMUND STAR DEMBELE TO COMPLETE €150M MOVE TO BARCELONA

Borussia Dortmund striker Ousmane Dembele is on his way to Barcelona in
a deal worth a total of €150 million.

The France international will line up at Camp Nou this season following
weeks of speculation, with Barca spending some of the fee received for Neymar

Dembele joined BVB in 2016 from Rennes, and quickly became one of the
stars of the Bundesliga in a scintillating debut season.
That form did not go unnoticed, with Barca immediately identifying the 20-
year-old as a possible replacement for Neymar after the Brazilian's world-
record move to Paris Saint-Germain.
The collapse of Barcelona's approach for Philippe Coutinho then prompted
the Catalans to step up their chase for Dembele in recent days.
Liverpool refused to negotiate for their star playmaker, who like Dembele
declined to commit his future to the club once speculation began.
But with the news that Dortmund's young star will be moving, Liverpool fans
can breathe a sigh of relief as Coutinho looks set to remain at Anfield.
Dembele appeared a total of 50 times for BVB, scoring 10 goals in all
competitions.
The last few weeks have been fraught with tension at the club, however, with
the star picking up an internal suspension and facing fierce criticism for his
conduct during the transfer saga.
He now becomes Barca's fourth signing of the current window, after Marlon,
Paulinho and Gerard Deulofeu.