BARCELONA were forced to cough up another £4.4million to Borussia Dortmund for flop Ousmane Dembele after his 50th appearance.
The Catalan giants signed the French forward, 23, for an initial £96m in 2017.
Barcelona had to pay out even more cash for Ousmane DembeleCredit: Getty Images – Getty
And according to Kicker, Barca agreed to pay the German side a whole host of add-ons triggered by individual and club success.
The performance-related extras will bring the total fee – which currently stands at £115m – for Dembele up to a staggering £136m.
Specifically Barca have to fork out an extra £4.4m each time Dembele reaches an appearance milestone at the club – including his 25th, 50th, 75th and 100th appearances.
BVB are close to another windfall with Dembele on track to rack up his 75th league showing for the Blaugrana this season after already forking out for his half century.
He has played 57 times in LaLiga, 18 times in the Champions League, seven times in the Copa Del Rey as well as one Super Cup outing.
He has featured 83 times in all comps for Ronald Koeman’s side, scoring 22 times.
But Dembele came close to leaving Spain after turning down a deadline day move to Manchester United on loan in October.
And he has also been linked with a move to the Premier League with Arsenal after slipping down former Holland boss Koeman’s pecking order.
Cash-strapped Barca are reportedly keen to sell Dembele in January as they aim to recoup some of his spiralling fee.
Koeman is also keen to bring in his old international star Memphis Depay from Lyon but Barca must offload players surplus to requirements before entering the market.
Recent reports suggest Barca are worried Dembele – who has started just four games this season – is willing to run down his contract which expires in 2022.
A massive £368m release clause had been inserted into his contract but there is now a genuine risk he will leave for free.
Barca are in the midst of a mini injury crisis after Dembele suffered a shoulder sprain on Saturday.
His injury blow in the 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid saw him join Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto on the sidelines.
Ousmane Dembele shows off his skills in training with Barcelona
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
