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Ousmane Dembele ready to put pen to paper on new Barcelona contract

Ousmane Dembele is ready to put pen to paper on a new contract with Barcelona.

Foot Mercato says the French player is ready to commit his future to Camp Nou and has told his agents to finalise a renewal, with his current deal up on June. 30.

Dembele's agents were more open to a change of scenery but Dembele has stood strong in his desire to stay and his representatives will work on that line. Dembele had two other offers on the table: one from Bayern Munich and another from Newcastle United.

Barça's director of football Mateu Alemany declared recently that "the Dembele issue has to be sorted before the end of the year" because from January 1 he is free to talk -- and even sign a pre-contract agreement -- with other clubs. Barça had made offers to the player but also were not ruling out a January sale, either.

The renewal is likely to be for two years, until 2024.

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