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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Barcelona manager, Xavi, has pleaded with the club\u2019s board to make a last-ditch offer to keep forward Ousmane Dembele amid interest from Chelsea.<\/p>\n

Dembele is out of contract with Barcelona at the end of June.<\/p>\n

The France World Cup winner has been heavily linked with a move to reunite with his former manager Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea this summer.<\/p>\n

Dembele and Barcelona have so far failed to agree to an extension.<\/p>\n

The former Dortmund star earned Xavi\u2019s trust in the second half of last season, becoming a regular player in the Barcelona team despite his injury problems.<\/p>\n

However, according to the Daily Mail, Xavi has urged his board to meet Dembele\u2019s wage demands in order to keep him at the Camp Nou and away from Chelsea.<\/p>\n

Signing Dembele on a free would be a significant coup for Chelsea, given the winger cost Barcelona an initial \u00a3111m just six years ago.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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