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Barcelona transfer news: Arsenal chief Sven Mislintat has issue with Ousmane Dembele deal
BARCELONA star Ousmane Dembele is wanted by Arsenal - but Gunners chief Sven Mislintat reportedly has an issue with getting the deal done.
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Barcelona forward Dembele has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal after failing to meet expectations at the Nou Camp last season.
The France international moved to Catalonia from Borussia Dortmund a year ago for a huge £134million, and was charged with the task of filling the void left by Neymar’s move to PSG.
Arsenal now want to raid Barcelona for the 21-year-old with Gunners chief Mislintat a huge admirer.
Yet Football London suggest the Emirates side will struggle to sign Dembele with one issue key to any potential deal.
Mislintat signed Dembele during his own time at Dortmund.
And, 12 months on, the France international then became one of football’s most-expensive players of all time.
Barcelona are wary of selling Dembele to Arsenal, particularly given how much they invested in him a year ago.
And Football London say that Mislintat will only agree a deal for the forward if Barca are happy with him going on loan.
Some reports have claimed the Gunners are willing to pay £9m to secure Dembele’s services.
Yet whether Barcelona decide to let him go remains to be seen.
Dembele returned to training last week and is keen to make a name for himself at the Nou Camp after last year’s tailings.
And, speaking recently, Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde tipped him to turn his form around.
“Let’s hope it’s his season,” he said.
“He is an extraordinary player. The past year has been complicated because of the injuries, but even so he has brought us a lot .
“The important thing is that there is competition within the team. There are a lot of matches and we can not handle them with only eleven players.”
As well as Dembele, Arsenal have been linked with Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman.
But interest in the Frenchman has cooled, with an Allianz Arena stay expected.
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Who is Barcelona star and Arsenal target Ousmane Dembele?
Age: 21
Country: France
Honours: DFB-Pokal (2017)
La Liga (2018)
Copa del Rey (2018)
World Cup (2018)