PSG Mercato: Dembélé’s future is settled… RC Lens and ASSE had tried it!

Whereas PSG has determined to pause all extension negotiations, the way forward for Ousmane Dembélé already appears sealed. An unimaginable trajectory for somebody who, as a young person, had additionally been courted by RC Lens and ASSE.

At PSG, the trio shaped by Nasser al-Khelaïfi, Luis Campos and Luis Enrique has determined to droop all contractual discussions within the run-up to main European conferences. An assumed technique to keep away from any distraction within the Parisian locker room, as reported by L’Équipe.

Dembélé in the direction of a long-term extension

On this context, a number of scorching recordsdata stay briefly on maintain, notably these of Bradley Barcola, Lee Kang-In and Ousmane Dembélé. Nevertheless, internally, confidence reigns round the way forward for the French Ballon d’Or, the contours of a long-term extension of which have already been broadly drawn in latest months.

This strategic pause doesn’t, nevertheless, stop sure international golf equipment from making an attempt their luck, notably in England for Bradley Barcola. However concerning Dembélé, PSG is aware of that they’ve a participant who’s deeply connected to his profession and his profession decisions.

RC Lens and ASSE tried their luck

As a result of earlier than changing into one of many stars of European soccer, the native of Évreux was a young person coveted by all of France. In response to revelations from the e book Et Ousmane Ballon d’Or de France Soccer, a number of golf equipment tried to recruit him when he was solely 13 years previous: RC Lens, ASSE, but in addition PSG, AS Monaco and Le Havre AC.

And it was exactly Le Havre that made younger Ousmane dream. Franck Sale, HAC recruiter on the time, even says that the longer term French worldwide cried usually to persuade his mother and father to let him be part of Normandy. However regardless of this emotional attachment, the Le Havre membership was by no means in a position to compete with the supply from Stade Rennais.

Stade Rennais stronger

The Breton membership then provided lodging and employment to the participant’s kin as a way to facilitate his set up. A decisive alternative for the remainder of his profession. A number of years later, Dembélé exploded within the Rennes jersey earlier than successively becoming a member of Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona then PSG.

Immediately, PSG now not appears actually apprehensive about its quantity 10. Regardless of the short-term freeze in negotiations, all the pieces signifies that Ousmane Dembélé ought to proceed the journey within the French capital for a few years to return.

Ousmane Dembélé 🇫🇷 CRIED to signal for Le Havre when he was youthful 😢

At 13, Caen, Lens, Nîmes, Le Havre, Valenciennes, PSG, Rennes, Monaco, Saint-Étienne, had been all on him. 😳

However Ousmane dreamed of Le Havre, 120 km from dwelling. 🏟️🩵💙

🗣️ Franck Sale, HAC recruiter… pic.twitter.com/CBVQ0cu2fe

— BeFootball (@_BeFootball) Might 8, 2026