“We’re counting on you,” Bartomeu told Dembele in a meeting between Barcelona and the player’s agent according to reports from Marca. Liverpool have also been mooted as a potential destination for the youngster as they look to strengthen their squad after an excellent campaign. The Merseyside outfit were said to be keen on signing Dembele to lift some of the attacking burden on Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. However, it seems that any plans to offload Dembele have now been scrapped given Bartomeu’s private message to winger. "We are happy with what we have, as Dembele is better than Neymar and he is a good professional player,” Bartomeu told the Spanish TV station.

Source: Express June 20, 2019 09:51 UTC