Ousmane Dembele joins Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund in £110million deal
Reports in France says 20-year-old has finally completed transfer to Nou Camp, where it is hoped he will replace Neymar
BARCELONA have completed the £110million signing of Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund, according to reports in France.
BeIN Sports AR said on Thursday afternoon that the La Liga giants have finally landed the French forward they have been chasing all summer.
Barcelona see 20-year-old Dembele as the ideal replacement for Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain for £198m earlier this month.
also said the deal - the second largest in football history after Neymar's switch - has been done.
Meanwhile, said a Barca spokesman had confirmed that a meeting with Dortmund about Dembele had gone "very well" on Thursday afternoon.
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Dembele has been desperate to move to Barcelona and even went AWOL from Dortmund two weeks ago.
That resulted in him being suspended by the German club and forced to train on his own.
Barca have been trying to persuade the Bundesliga side to sell them the forward all summer.
However, it was reported that Dortmund would only let Dembele move to Spain for a whopping £128m.
Now it seems the Nou Camp club may have secured their target for a little less than that.
Barcelona fans were quick to react to the news on social media, posting their welcomes to Dembele.
This Barcelona fan wrote: "Welcome to the club of your dreams, I believe in you."
Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund officials were set to meet at the Champions League group draw in Monaco on Thursday evening.
Dormund's sports director Michael Zorc had tried to assure fans that Dembele would not be discussed at the elite get-together.
But after Dortmund suspended Dembele and forced him to train on his own, because of his desire to join Barca, it seemed inevitable that he would leave.
Dembele joined Dortmund for a reported £13m from Rennes in May 2016, but was not expected to reach great heights in his first season at the club.
However, his impressive performances – he scored six goals and provided 12 assists – have made him one of the hottest young properties in Europe.