According to the rumours in Italy, Andrea Pirlo is an admirer of Ousmane Dembele as the former Borussia Dortmund winger can play on either side and is double footed which is a massive bonus skill to have.


Mundo Deportivo reports that Barca and Juve had negotiated a possible swap deal that would see Dembele swap places with Douglas Costa.

However, the Catalans turned down the opportunity to sign Costa
Douglas Costa was offered to Barca in the Miralem Pjanic- Arthur Melo swap deal, however, Barca opted for Pjanic over Costa due to his injury history.