Barca want to accelerate in race for Man United target
Robert Fernandez, the Blaugrana’s sporting director, has been in contact with Dembele’s agent, Moussa Sissoko, for a number of months.
The former Rennes player is also being chased by Manchester United.
The 20-year-old had a breakout season with the Borussia Dortmund, scoring ten goals in all competitions and adding 18 assists in all competitions.
​Barcelona intend to make the most of Dembele’s good rapport with the German side. He also doesn’t seem to have taken Thomas Tuchel’s sacking very well, either.
Mundo Deportivo reported a while back that Fernandez had already met Sissoko in Barcelona, when PSG came to visit, and promptly lost 6-1.
Despite the awful result, Sissoko gave the move the green light, though there have been no developments since.
The 20-year-old cost Borussia €15 million last summer, having banged in 12 goals for Rennes in Ligue 1.