It was the end of a long soap opera, months of rumours, information, total agreement, turnaround, arm wrestling, negotiations… On Friday, Barça finally announced that they had reached an agreement with Ousmane Dembélé for his contract extension. The French international, free since July 1, finally extended for two more seasons in Catalonia, until 2024. A nice move made by the Barcelona leaders, the player being courted by Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. And on the occasion of the announcement of his extension to his teammates, he did not hesitate to make a little joke.
Dembele asks for the armband
In fact, the daily Mundo Deportivo reports that he first showed his satisfaction at continuing the adventure in Catalonia with the group and Xavi Hernandez, explaining that he was more involved than ever to return to his best level. Above all, he then indicated that he had asked for the captain’s armband, facing a locker room very surprised by this announcement, the armband was usually assigned according to seniority within the club at Barça. After the surprise, he quickly explained that it was just a joke, which made the locker room laugh. Always the right word, Ousmane.
