REPORT: £210,000 a-week player close to join Chelsea this January
Barcelona have told the Frenchman to leave the Spanish side this January after failing to extend his contract which expires at the end of the season.
However, according to Spanish media outlet Marca via Daily Mail, the agent of Barcelona winger, Ousmane Dembele, have held talks with Chelsea over a stunning January transfer for the winger.
Dembele is reportedly available for about £18million as Barcelona seek to move on the winger they signed for £126million in the summer of 2017 as a replacement for Neymar.
Dembele’s agent have also held talks with Premier League rivals Manchester United, with only Chelsea and Manchester United willing to pay his £210,000 a week salary.
At Stamford Bridge Dembele would be reunited with Thomas Tuchel, who managed him at Borussia Dortmund and helped him develop into one of the best players in the Bundesliga.
The current Chelsea boss signed Dembele from Rennes in a £31.5million deal in the summer of 2016 and the Frenchman made an instant impact for Dortmund, scoring 10 goals and setting up a further 22 in 50 games in all competitions.
Barca need Dembele off their books before they can register another forward and are hoping the winger will find a new club before the transfer window closes on Monday.