Ousmane Dembele pens a new two-year Barcelona deal to end speculation linking him with Chelsea move

Barcelona have announced Ousmane Dembele has agreed a new contract until the summer of 2024, bringing an end to months of transfer speculation.

The 25-year-old, who was briefly a free agent, after seeing his original deal with the Catalan giants expire at the end of last month will now remain at the LaLiga giants.

The news will come as a significant blow to Chelsea, who were targeting the Frenchman this summer, to help bolster their options in attack.

The club and player had been discussing a new deal for months but they struggled to reach any common ground. As a result, his contract expired on June 30. 

However, despite being a free agent, Dembele had little interest from other clubs apart from Chelsea and subsequently returned to the negotiating table with Barcelona. 

Boss Xavi has always made wingers his absolute priority since taking over the club from Ronald Koeman last season. 

He has fought for Dembele to stay when other voices at the club had wanted him gone. 

He even insisted on picking him when there were those at the club who wanted him sidelined to force his hand over signing a new deal. 

It has now been agreed and confirmed on social media by the Catalan giants with an announcement video that has been heavily criticised by fans.

Boss Xavi (pictured) has always made wingers his priority since taking over at the club

The news was confirmed on social media by the Catalan giants with an announcement video

Fans have taken to social media to question how ‘poor’ the Catalan giants are with their budget announcement video.

One fan said: ‘That’s the worst contract extension clip I have…