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Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona and Real Madrid target fails to show up at training
OUSMANE DEMBELE has failed to turn up at Borussia Dortmund training and the club don't know where he is.
Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele is wanted at Barcelona and Real Madrid
Barcelona and Real Madrid both want to sign Dembele this summer and the player is aware of their interest.
Dortmund are holding off on a deal for their star winger in the hope they can keep him this season.
But manager Peter Bosz says he hasn't heard from the player today.
"Dembele didn't show up for training today," Bosz said.
������ #Bosz: "@dembouz war heute nicht beim Training. Wir haben versucht, ihn zu erreichen und hoffen, dass nichts Schlimmes passiert ist."
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) August 10, 2017
"We don't know where he is.
"We couldn't reach him today."
Barcelona have been tracking Dembele for weeks, with the 20-year-old seen as a possible replacement for Neymar.
Barca and Dortmund bosses supposedly met on Tuesday to discuss a deal.
Dortmund say Ousmane Dembele has not turned up to training
Dortmund manager Peter Bosz (right) says they don't know where Ousmane Dembele is
We couldn't reach him today
The talks have supposedly triggered Real Madrid's interest in the player, with Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo claiming the European champions are planning to hijack the talks.
Dortmund are set to play Rielasingen in the DFB Cup first round on Saturday.
They have already successfully fended off interest from Paris Saint-Germain in star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer.