Paris Saint-Germain have temporarily halted their pursuit of Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele, handing Liverpool the chance to replace Sadio Mane by snapping up the winger on a free transfer.
Reports in Catalonia suggest that the Champions League finalists made contact with the player’s representatives with a view to a free transfer this summer. Dembele is out of contract at the Camp Nou and his wage demands have priced Barca out of an extension, with the £107m signing from Borussia Dortmund poised to leave for nothing.
PSG had emerged as favourites to land the Frenchman given their financial power and the lure of playing alongside Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi. But the Parisians have been forced to put talks on hold due to multiple ongoing situations at Parc des Princes.
