Ousmane Dembele’s future at Barcelona remains uncertain, with the forward out of contract in the summer, and the 24-year-old appears to have upset club chiefs with his latest actions.
The Frenchman failed to show up for Sergio Aguero’s farewell press conference on Monday, December 13 at the Camp Nou and also missed a squad visit to the Espai Barça Exhibition to learn about the future of the Camp Nou stadium, as reported by Joan Vehils at Diario Sport.
Dembele’s absence from both events has been met with “widespread anger” by club executives who are said to be “p***** off” with the forward.
It’s not the first team Dembele has upset Barca chiefs. The Catalans were forced to issue an apology in July 2021 after a controversial video emerged of Dembele and Antoine Griezmann appearing to mock Asian staff at a hotel.
Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of club sponsor Rakuten, was also angered by the video and wrote on social media about the “unacceptable” actions and his intention to “formally protest” to the club.