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Ousmane Dembele in talks with Guardiola

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Borussia Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele has travelled to England to speak with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, according to Le 10 Sport.

The French outlet claims that the 20-year-old took time out of his holidays to visit Manchester and hold discussions with the City hierarchy at a dinner on Monday evening.

The report claims that the Manchester club are not the only side interested in landing the Frenchman this summer with Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain and La Liga side Barcelona also eager to complete a deal for the youngster.

It is understood that PSG are willing to splash the cash and spend around £61million in order the acquire the Frenchman’s services this summer.

The youngster signed for Dortmund at the start of last season and he enjoyed a fine debut campaign with the German outfit, contributing 10 goals and 21 assists in all competitions.

The Frenchman opened the scoring against Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup final as Dortmund went on to win 2-1.

The forward also scored the winning goal for the France national team in the 3-2 victory over England in an international friendly match last month.

Dembele’s current contract with Dortmund runs out in 2021.

Dembele is not the only Dortmund player who Guardiola is interested in signing this summer as Mundo Deportivo recently reported that City have made an offer for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

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