Newcastle have received a transfer boost after Ousmane Dembele issued Barcelona with a contract ‘threat’ as negotiations over a new deal continued to stall.Dembele has entered the final year of his contract at the Nou Camp, having endured an injury-ravaged five years with the La Liga giants.Despite him being sidelined for much of his spell in Spain, Barcelona remain keen to keep him beyond the end of his current deal.So far though, they are struggling to convince Dembele and his representatives that extending his stay in Catalonia will be the right move for his career and talks are stalling.That has attracted the interest of the Magpies, whose Saudi Arabian money will allow them to offer Dembele a much bigger package than cash-strapped.
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