With each passing week, Dembélé’s situation seems to get more tangled. Although on Wednesday in Linares a goal from the French helped the Blaugrana team go through the Cup round and they could face the complicated negotiation of their contract with some base, on Saturday in Granada the French forward took two steps back when he missed a new opportunity.
After being decisive in Linares coming off the bench, Xavi gave him ownership at Nuevo Los Cármenes and the Frenchman returned to his old ways. His match was disappointing.
He played 82 minutes (he was replaced by Álvaro Sanz in a conservative move by Xavi when he saw the team at a disadvantage) in which it was a losing ball machine. The Frenchman lost up to 14 balls, who failed to shoot once at goal throughout the game. In addition, he missed three shots and the one who connected was blocked by the defense of Robert Moreno’s team. His only contribution in attack were two centers and five successful dribbles of the nine he tried. That is to say, on four occasions the rival took the ball from him. His power of intimidation in front of Maximiano’s goal was absolutely non-existent as evidenced by the fact that he did not receive a single foul from his markers. He did not put much effort into pressure either and finished the game without committing any fault.
At the gates of playing the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup in Arabia against Real Madrid next Wednesday, where given his unpredictability he could take a step forward, Dembélé has returned to the starting square in the game of his difficult situation.
The contract ends on June 30, so you are free to negotiate with whoever you want to go free at the end of the course. While, Barcelona is trying to renew him down so that with this reduction the club can register Ferran Torrres, but the Frenchman continues to delay despite the praise of the coach and the president.
With performances like the one on Saturday in Granada, the arguments of those who defend its continuity are more difficult to defend. The situation is getting more and more complicated every day. Until the next chapter, which is neither more nor less than against Real Madrid.
