Ousmane Dembele’s Controversial New Salary

DBasia.news – Barcelona have officially announced the extension of Ousmane Dembele’s contract.

As is known, the process of extending Dembele’s contract had experienced ups and downs. Negotiations between the two parties that have been ongoing since last year have reached a dead end.

Dembele was even suspended from the Barcelona first team for refusing the offer made. El Barca management even accused the player of having an agreement with another club.

But Xavi Hernandez made an important decision by involving Dembele back into the first team after the winter transfer window closed. The decision turned out to be fruitful.

Dembele was able to make a real contribution through the contribution of goals and assists. Barcelona supporters who had jeered slowly back to support him.

This condition actually made Dembele tempted to stay longer at Camp Nou. Although he also had time to negotiate with other clubs.

In the end, Dembele wanted to sign a new two-year contract. But the salary he received attracted attention.

It’s no secret that Dembele’s contract extension negotiations have stalled due to the problem with the salary amount. Barcelona wants to cut his salary significantly in order to avoid the club from bankruptcy.

However, according to Foot Mercato’s report, Dembele will receive a net salary of 11 million euros per year. The amount is greater than what he received on the old contract.

Last season Dembele recorded only received a net salary of 6 million euros. But its value can swell to 12 million euros with a number of bonus clauses.

This seems to be a sign that Barcelona’s financial condition is starting to recover. Moreover, Barcelona has also completed the transfer of Raphinha from Leeds United.