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Barcelona Transfer News: Real Madrid have five reasons for not signing Ousmane Dembele
REAL MADRID reportedly had five reasons for not signing Ousmane Dembele with the Borussia Dortmund star set to sign for Barcelona in a £138million deal.
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Barcelona have spent the summer pursuing a deal for Dembele, with the France international set to replace Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain earlier this summer.
Real Madrid were also being tipped to sign him prior to his imminent move to the Nou Camp.
And Spanish outlet Diario Gol claim there are five reasons why the winger did not head to the Bernabeu instead.
It is said Dortmund offered Real the chance to sign Dembele WHILE they were negotiating with Barcelona this summer.
Barcelona Transfer News: Real Madrid had their doubts about Ousmane Dembele
But Real Madrid president Florentino Perez politely declined the offer, instead focusing his efforts to snapping up Monaco hitman Kylian Mbappe.
Real also thought that Barcelona were downgrading in buying Dembele, particularly given how crucial Neymar had been prior to his move to France.
As a result, they were reluctant to sign him themselves given they already have the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio at their disposal.
Real also thought the huge fee for Dembele was ludicrous, with the 20-year-old only joining from Ligue 1 side Rennes 12 months ago for around £30million.
Barcelona Transfer News: Real Madrid rejected Ousmane Dembele deal
Barcelona Transfer News: Florentino Perez had doubts about Ousmane Dembele
Additionally, Diario Gol say they also believe Barcelona’s failure to sign him last year shows that this imminent transfer smacks of desperation.
Finally, Real also thought his character was not worth investing in.
Dembele has bags of ability but showed his rebellious side by going AWOL from Dortmund as speculation over a move to Barcelona rumbled on.
And Perez believed this could be detrimental to his squad and, consequently, did not want to sign him.
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