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Josep Maria Bartomeu reveals Barcelona chose Ousmane Dembele over Kylian Mbappe

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Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu reveals the club opted to sign Ousmane Dembele instead of Kylian Mbappe back in 2017.
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Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has revealed that the club opted to sign Ousmane Dembele instead of Kylian Mbappe back in 2017.

The Catalan club decided to spend around £124m to sign the French winger from Borussia Dortmund; however, the 24-year-old has endured a difficult spell at Camp Nou, largely due to injury.

Although Barca had the option to sign Mbappe, Bartomeu is adamant that it was not his decision to recruit Dembele, who could leave the club for free next summer when his contract expires.

"[Mbappe's] signing was on the table, but the coaches preferred Dembele because they wanted a player to open the field," Bartomeu said on Catalan TV channel Esport3.

When speaking about other signings the club has made, including Philippe Coutinho in 2018, the 58-year-old added: "Some of the transfers we have done have not met expectations, players who have cost a lot of money, but these things happen in football.

"When those two players were signed (Dembele and Coutinho), they were applauded by everyone. Coutinho came because [Andres] Iniesta was going. He was the best in the Premier League. Dembele came because of Neymar's departure."

Dembele has made 118 appearances for Barcelona since joining the club four years ago, scoring 30 goals and providing 21 assists, while Mbappe has found the net 137 times and has laid on 67 assists in 183 appearances for Paris Saint-Germain in the same period. body check tags ::

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1Barcelona14111242142834
2Real Madrid1393128111730
3Atletico MadridAtletico148512181329
4Villarreal137422521425
5Athletic Bilbao146532013723
6Osasuna146441922-322
7GironaGirona146352018221
8Mallorca146351312121
9Real BetisBetis145541616020
10Real Sociedad145361111018
11Celta Vigo145362224-218
12Sevilla145361318-518
13Rayo Vallecano134451314-116
14Leganes143561319-614
15Getafe142751011-113
16AlavesAlaves144191524-913
17Las PalmasLas Palmas143381825-712
18Valencia122461219-710
19Espanyol133191226-1410
20Real ValladolidValladolid142391027-179
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