The Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández, acknowledged this Tuesday that Ousmane Dembélé has an offer from PSG with which the Catalan club cannot compete.

“Ousmane's issue is simple: he came with a proposal from Paris, who wanted to leave, who has spoken with Luis Enrique and the people of Paris and who has a proposal that we cannot match,” he said at a press conference after Barcelona's 0-1 victory against Milan in a friendly in Las Vegas.

The coach culé also said that he was “disappointed” with the departure of Dembélé. The Frenchman was left out of the squad in this last friendly in the US. and he was one more spectator of the great goal with which Ansu Fati gave the win to the culé.

Dembélé, whose hours seem to be counted at Barcelona, had participated in the two previous friendlies: he played the second half in the 5-3 defeat against Arsenal and scored a goal as a starter in the 3-3 win against Real Madrid. 0.

“I asked him why, the reason…. He didn't know how to tell me really, but it's clear that it's his, personal issue,” said Xavi, who did thank Dembélé for being “clear” with his preferences and intentions.

Xavi said that he was aware of the conditions of the attacker's clause and that he was contemplating that scenario in which he could leave. “I saw him so happy that I did not expect it,” admitted Xavi, who stressed that “life goes on” and that they cannot retain players who do not want to play for Barcelona

The coach was also blunt, once again, about the need for the club to incorporate new signings. Now we have to reinforce. I already said it in the last game. Ousmane's loss weakens us (…). But if Ousmane had stayed, we would also have to reinforce ourselves,” he explained.. “What we have is very good (at the extremes), I'm happy, but we have to strengthen ourselves,” he added.

Apart from the 'Dembélé case', Xavi was very satisfied with the victory against Milan to close the pre-season tour of the US. and he also spoke about Gavi, who returns from this tour without having been able to play for a minute due to physical problems.

In this sense, Xavi said that Gavi has back problems, that they have chosen to reserve him for the Joan Gamper Trophy and that, in any case, he will be a “very important” player for this season.