Ousmane Dembele is backed by the Spanish footballers' union after being FROZEN OUT by Barcelona over failed contract talks, as they are saying the membership's actions could possibly be 'ILLEGAL' if they're attempting to pressure him to signal a brand new deal
- Barcelona misfit Ousmane Dembele has been backed in his spat with the membership
- The membership's froze him out of the squad after refusing to signal a brand new contract
- The Spanish footballers' union stated the could possibly be unlawful in the event that they have been making an attempt to strain the participant into agreeing new phrases
The Spanish Footballers' union AFE have warned Barcelona over freezing out Ousmane Dembele as a result of he will not signal a brand new contract.
The French winger is operating down his present deal and can be accessible without spending a dime this summer season and Barcelona Director of Soccer Mateu Alemany has informed him he ought to go away the membership 'as quickly as attainable'.
The 24-year-old winger has been omitted of Barcelona's squad to face Athletic Bilbao within the Copa del Rey tonight.
However AFE issued an announcement saying: 'It is true {that a} skilled footballer has no [automatic] proper to be picked to be within the squad for all video games however he does have a proper to be handled the identical as his team-mates.
'If the state of affairs [being left out] could be understood as a strain on him [to sign a new deal, or leave] and as well as there are public statements acknowledging such a strain, we might be coping with an unlawful motion on the a part of the membership.'
The assertion added: 'AFE considers {that a} failure to succeed in an settlement to resume an employment contract doesn't represent a breach of employment.'
The gamers' union argument is that Barcelona have signed a contract with Dembele till June 2022 and the participant doesn't have to increase his deal earlier than then. Barcelona can refuse to select him however to public admit to doing so as a result of he is not going to signal or go away can be authorized.
