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La Liga giants, Barcelona would reportedly be prepared to sell French forward Ousmane Dembele when the transfer window will be re-opened in the summer’s if they receive an offer in the region of €60m (£53m).

The 22-year-old Frenchman has struggled with a number of injury problems since making the switch to Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund ahead of the 2017-18 season.

The France international has been restricted to make only nine appearances during the current campaign following to hamstring issues and is not expected to make a return to the field later this year.

Dembele’s current contract at Nou Camp will end in June 2022, and according to Marca, the Spanish giants would be prepared to sell him in the summer for a figure in the region of €60m.

ManUtd and Arsenal are both believed to be keeping tabs on the developments surrounding the 2018 World Cup-winning forward ahead of potential bids.

Arsenal see Dembele as a perfect replacement for Alexandre Lacazette who has been rumoured with a switch to Atletico Madrid, while Man Utd consider him as an alternative to their top transfer target Jadon Sancho.

Dembele has managed to found back of the net 19 times in 74 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions.