Barcelona Have Been Rinsed Over Announcement Video For Ousmane Dembele's New Contract
Barcelona have been rinsed on social media for a plain and underwhelming announcement video for Ousmane Dembele's new contract.
The France international's deal at the Blaugrana had expired on June 30 and there was intense speculation surrounding his future.
But Dembele has eventually put pen to paper on a new two-year deal which is said to include a salary cut but a number of performance-related bonuses. Reports also state there is a release clause in the contract.
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After it was widely media reported in the media, Barca officially confirmed the news on Thursday morning.
The video announcement saw Dembele's name written on a whiteboard with '2022' below it. He then scribbled it off and replaced it with '2024' to update his stay at the Nou Camp.
Yet it didn't go down well on social media, with many slating the idea and joking that cash-strapped Barca had no budget to produce a proper video:
Damn they don’t even have enough to pay the graphic design team :( https://t.co/h4p0VJROIy
— Bruce Wayne (@TheRealShangaan) July 14, 2022
Holy mother of cringe 😭 https://t.co/CHHgQOcdvS
— Akash (@CFCAkash) July 14, 2022
Ahahaha we are so broke what is this 😂 🤣 😅 https://t.co/xQdGfDfAKQ
— Kandill (@Kandill_) July 14, 2022
Tight budget announcement 😂 https://t.co/XJqq7vwnB3
— H (@HNGU_1) July 14, 2022
They really don't have a budget for marketing do they https://t.co/dY3865lbfY
— Sam Waters (@SamWaters1994) July 14, 2022
When a corporation is struggling financially, it's always the creative department that's let go first. https://t.co/jHvc7ui2Po
— Darragh McGrath (@darmcgrath) July 14, 2022
They’re so broke they do announcements on school boards brev https://t.co/DtqXewlI5r
— Ok paI ™ 🇬🇳 (@okpalV47) July 14, 2022
Hahahahah how cheap can you produce such a video? https://t.co/EOtVwAlz5F
— Fabio Gennaro (@MarrelliFabio) July 14, 2022
They couldnt afford to create an annoucement vid , so they went to a school and borrowed their whiteboard https://t.co/hYLu5z05ME
— Josh (@JoBro1886) July 14, 2022
Tissue paper 😭 https://t.co/ukwbVc2u5L
— Mervin LR (@mervin_lr) July 14, 2022
they seriously have no money 😭😭😭 https://t.co/Y2SZIspv3I
— george 🇧🇷🇧🇷 (@georgewrightttt) July 14, 2022
Extension announcement on a white board is borderline poverty https://t.co/8nZc0IUUhs
— Røn⁷ (@Ronnie7i) July 14, 2022
I've never seen a cheaper video production 😭 https://t.co/C85gHU6r1b
— George Shenouda (@George_Juventus) July 14, 2022
Barcelona social dept: ‘We need a massive unveiling video for Ousmane Dembele’s new contract.’
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) July 14, 2022
Barcelona finance dept: ‘Afraid budgets are a bit tight this month.’
Barcelona social dept: ‘Right. Grab that pen, Ousmane.’ pic.twitter.com/w1DVrTgdNr
Dembele has been with Barcelona since 2017 when he joined as a 20-year-old from Borussia Dortmund for an initial €105 million fee and replaced Neymar following the Brazilian's record-breaking transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
He's made 150 appearances, scoring 32 goals and assisting a further 34 in five seasons.
The two-footed winger has struggled with injuries but clearly still has the trust of manager Xavi Hernandez even with stiff competition from Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and new signing Raphinha.
Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich were all heavily linked with the World Cup winner.
Dembele will participate in a public signing streamed on the club's official channels and will now able to start training again with the first-team and join the squad for the pre-season trip to the United States.
He had been working solo at the clubs Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training base in order to build up his fitness.
Topics: Barcelona, Ousmane Dembele
Josh Lawless