Barcelona make €70 million + bid for Ousmane Dembele

Barcelona have made their first approach for Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele, reports Italian columnist Gianluca Di Marzio. 

The Catalan club have presented a €70 million + rewards offer for the energizing Frenchman, who has just been at Borussia Dortmund for one season. 

A report from French outlet L'Equipe guarantee that Barcelona have begun with an offer 'in the area' of €100 million. 

In any case, while it's broadly expected that the Germans will be adamant in their transactions over the 20-year-old's potential deal, an offer around the €100 million stamp may demonstrate excessively enticing. 

Ousmane Demebele has been on Barca's list of things to get for a long while, with reports in June recommending a move to the five-time Champions League victors was on the cards. 

In a case of how rapidly the scene can change in football, Barcelona have since shockingly lost Brazilian genius Neymar for €222 million to Paris Saint-Germain. 

Neymar's takeoff leaves a gigantic crevice to be filled at Barcelona. Dembele's buy would be an extraordinary expansion to the squad, yet only he can't be relied upon to reliably perform on that level, which is the reason a few different players are being focused on.