Dembele’s contract talks with Barcelona halted

is reaching the end of his contract, and although

has always said publicly that the winger is interested in extending his contract, Dembele himself has frequently put off discussions about a new contract.

Barcelona intended to get a response from Dembele before the start of the new year.

asserts that they have had one, but it is not the one they expected.

According to the Spanish publication

, Barcelona's intention to reduce Dembele's salary has irritated both Dembele and his manager. While the winger is willing to take a pay reduction to improve the club's finances, he is not pleased with the decision to spend £55 million and pay some expensive salary to recruit

striker

.

As a result, the 24-year-old feels that the money is available, and his agent has been informed of clubs willing to offer him a substantially greater wage, which has led to the breakdown in negotiations.

To avoid letting Dembele walk away for nothing, Barcelona is set to begin negotiations to sell the striker in January.

Dembele will have plenty of suitors. He has been linked with

and

, while

are said to be keeping tabs on the situation because of their ongoing discussions with

, who Barcelona are interested in signing.

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