Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola contract extensions could test PSG’s wage policy | OneFootball

PSG are set to turn their attention to new deals for Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola after prioritising other renewals, with early contacts held but no figures tabled, according to L'Équipe.

Recent focus fell on 2027 deals: Fabian Ruiz agreed two more years, Ibrahim Mbaye’s option was triggered, Senny Mayulu is still pending. Willian Pacho was also extended to 2030. Dembélé and Barcola each have roughly two and a half years left.

PSG are unruffled, treating talks as private and clear in their aims.

Dembélé, on about €1.5m gross a month and the squad’s top earner, has taken it calmly despite an injury-hit first half.

The financial question is likely the main hurdle. The club do not intend to revisit excessive wages that could upset their balance, while the player knows his recent worth and the sums once paid to stars four or five years ago. If positions diverge, some in the market do not rule out Saudi Arabia, and PSG are in no rush.

Momentum may instead come with Barcola. Low on the wage scale, he was promised an uplift after joining from Lyon in summer 2023. Liverpool and Bayern Munich showed interest last summer, and speculation around his role has been considered normal at the club, with anyone content on the bench likely to be encouraged to move on.

A financial outline was sketched in spring with his previous representatives but never signed. He has since changed agent and the landscape has shifted with the Champions League win. Both players share the same agent, which should simplify talks.

Source: L'Équipe