Barcelona have reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund for the €150 million transfer of Ousmane Dembele, according to multiple reports, although Borussia Dortmund’s chief executive has refused to confirm them.
A base fee of €120 million was first reported on Thursday by BeIN Sports, and French newspaper L’Equipe, German outlet Bild, and Spanish reporter Guillem Balague all said the deal would reach €150m, with €30m of that in bonus payments.
Joachim Watzke however said the club would not be saying anything on the Dembele situation ahead of the Champions League draw in Monaco on Thursday and cast doubt on the foreign reports.
Watzke said: “I can’t confirm it. We will not make any comments.
“A lot of nonsense has been written by L’Equipe in recent weeks. We would also not comment on this [if there had already been a meeting between BVB and Barcelona]. We’ll see them at the draw.”
“A decision is nearing. But none has been made yet,” he said. “It would be good if we had clarity at the weekend.
“We are not the club making those things public. There is no fixed agreement. We’ll see about the rest.”
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