Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele has got Liverpool supporters very excited by ‘liking’ a post on Instagram linking him with a transfer to the Champions League holders.
The French winger has endured an injury-ravaged campaign at Camp Nou and, after turning up late to training on several occasions, it has been suggested that Barcelona could cut their losses on the player.
And Dembele – who was previously spotted playing as Liverpool on Football Manager – has added fuel to the recent speculation with some cheeky activity on social media.
The 22-year-old liked a post on Instagram from a fan account which reposted the rumour that winger is well liked by Klopp and could be the subject of an £80m bid.
The post had an image of Dembele photoshopped in a Liverpool kit, and fans went crazy when they noticed that the Barca star had liked the post.
It remains to be seen how Barcelona will react, though, with the Spanish side are already unhappy with how much games Dembele has missed this campaign and his lack of discipline off the pitch.
Dembele and Klopp’s paths did not quite cross at Borussia Dortmund, with the Frenchman joining from Rennes the summer after the German manager had left the club.
He is believed to be a fan of the player, though, and even briefly forgot about his usual policy of never talking about transfer targets when asked about a possible move for Dembele 18 months ago.
‘Is he on the market? Now I’m interested,’ said Jurgen Klopp when it was claimed that Dembele was available and Liverpool were trying to sign him up to two summers ago.
Dembele has only played five La Liga matches this season, struggling with several hamstring problems, and has just one goal in all competitions, prompting reports that Barcelona will try and offload him.
