Three Premier League clubs are considering a potential loan move for the French Winger Ousmane Dembele. Ousmane Dembele, who joined PSG from Barcelona in the summer transfer window has been struggling to make an impact at the home of the French Champions.
PSG bought Dembele for a total of $54 million from FC Barcelona. Even though Barca manager Xavi Hernandez was a big fan of Dembele and wanted to keep him at the club, the deal still took place. Luis Enrique joined PSG at the start of the season, and he straightaway went for new signings, which included Dembele as well.
Ousmane Dembélé to PSG, here we go! Medical tests booked, official contract valid until June 2028 will be signed by Saturday 🚨🔴🔵🇫🇷 #PSG
‘Private’ clause activated on Monday for €50m.
Main part to Barcelona and also part to player side/his agent Moussa Sissoko.
Sealed soon. pic.twitter.com/g4LLItD8DA
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 3, 2023
Enrique’s side made a lot of attacking reinforcements during the summer, including the $86 million signing of Goncalo Ramos and the $96 million deadline-day deal to bring Randal Kolo Muani in. They brought in other quality players like Marco Asensio, Manuel Ugarte, and Milan Škriniar.
It was a total revamp for PSG as old big-name players like Neymar and Lionel Messi left the club. There were a lot of speculations regarding the biggest star name on the team sheet for PSG, Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe was being linked to a move to Real Madrid, but because he had 1 year left on his contract, he wasn’t allowed to leave by PSG.
🚨 Kylian Mbappé has informed PSG of his decision: he’ll NOT trigger the option to extend current contract until 2025, it means that deal would expire next June 2024 — as L’Équipé called.
PSG position: NO plan to lose Kylian for free.
Sign new deal now or he could be sold. pic.twitter.com/fDpSKOmxsf
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 12, 2023
PSG is adamant that they don’t want him to go on a free trip next year. But Madrid wasn’t willing to match the big transfer fee they had asked for Mbappe. It is all a very complicated scenario for both clubs.
Ousmane Dembele linked with a potential loan move to the Premier League in the coming Transfer window
According to The Mirror, Arsenal, Tottenham, and West Ham are all keeping a close eye on the 26-year-old ahead of the January transfer window. The loan move to the Premier League will only be possible if Luis Enrique decides ‘it’s an option’.
However, it remains to be seen if PSG will allow Dembele to go on a loan. Seeing that he just joined the club in the summer. They would want Dembele to get his goalscoring form back and show it on the pitch for them.
🚨 Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham are keeping a close eye on PSG star Ousmane Dembélé ahead of the January transfer window.
(Source: Sunday Mirror) pic.twitter.com/oKvqad3JYX
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) September 24, 2023
Furthermore, Luis Enrique has praised him in recent weeks. After the match against Dortmund in the Champions League, Enrique said, “If I were a supporter of a team, I would pay to see Ousmane Dembele. He’s a totally different player. He is unpredictable, overflows works his magic“.
If Dembele does become available, he will attract interest from all across Europe. His former boss, Thomas Tuchel, who is now the coach of FC Bayern Munich, wanted him to join him at Chelsea. And if Dembele becomes available now, Tuchel will definitely look to secure Dembele for his team. Other clubs from the Premier League like Arsenal, Tottenham, and West Ham will also try to get Dembele if he becomes available.