{"id":226,"date":"2023-08-01T13:11:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barcelona.stad10.com\/?p=226"},"modified":"2023-08-01T13:11:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T10:11:56","slug":"xavi-tried-to-convince-dembele-to-stay-at-barcelona-by-citing-neymars-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona.stad10.com\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Xavi tried to convince Dembele to stay at Barcelona by citing Neymar\u2019s example"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With each passing hour, Ousmane Dembele seems to be edging closer to a transfer away to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona despite the deadline for his \u20ac50 million release clause expiring last night.<\/p>\n<p>Bar\u00e7a and PSG will now negotiate a transfer for the 26-year-old with the Catalans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-set-a-five-day-deadline-for-dembele-and-psg-to-finalise-transfer-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">setting a five-day deadline<\/a>\u00a0for all parties to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Dembele\u2019s sudden decision to leave the club for PSG comes as a blow, given how important a cog he had been in the team under Xavi Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the manager made attempts to try and convince Dembele to reconsider his decision and continue at Barcelona, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20230801\/1002046244\/piensa-paso-neymar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Xavi cited Neymar\u2019s problematic PSG stint<\/h2>\n<p>Xavi has been the biggest defender of Dembele and played a huge part in convincing the club and the player to continue their partnership by agreeing a new contract last year.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old tactician also managed to get the best out of the Frenchman over the past eighteen months or so while he was also relatively injury-free during that period.<\/p>\n<p>The manager cited the example of former Barcelona superstar Neymar and his problematic spell in PSG to convince Dembele from changing his decision.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar left Bar\u00e7a for PSG in 2017 for a world-record \u20ac222 million transfer fee, with Dembele coming in as a replacement for the Brazilian.<\/p>\n<p>However, since joining the Parisian giants, Neymar has struggled to hit the heights expected and has yearned for a return to Bar\u00e7a, going as far as offering himself to the club on multiple occasions,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/neymar-keen-to-return-to-barcelona-willing-to-lower-salary-to-seal-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">including even this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dembele set for a big payday at PSG<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Xavi\u2019s efforts, though, he has been unable to convince Dembele into reconsidering his stance about a move to PSG.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman is understood to have already agreed a five-year contract with\u00a0<em>Les Parisiens<\/em>\u00a0and will stand to earn wages worth around \u20ac20 million per season.<\/p>\n<p>A move now depends on the two clubs reaching an agreement over a transfer fee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With each passing hour, Ousmane Dembele seems to be edging closer to a transfer away to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona despite the deadline for his \u20ac50 million release clause expiring last night. 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