Barnes: Dembele better for Liverpool than Sancho

Posted Tuesday, June 08, 2021 by Tribalfootball.com

Liverpool great John Barnes would welcome Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele moving to Anfield this summer.

Dembele's deal with Barcelona is due to expire next June, meaning that, as it stands, he would be free to sign a pre-contract with a foreign club in January 2022.

"First of all, any top player is going to be linked with the biggest clubs, whether that's Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Real Madrid or Barcelona. So this whole idea of being linked with a club means nothing," Barnes told BettingOdds.com.

"You just have to look at the player that's available, the amount he's going to cost and the clubs that can afford him, then you can put two and two together and normally you'd get six or seven.

"As far as Jadon Sancho is concerned, out of the clubs rumoured to be interested in him I'd say that Manchester United is probably the best destination for him.

"At Liverpool I'd prefer a much more direct player. Jadon is very skilful and very tricky, but I believe that Ousmane Dembele would suit Liverpool out of all the potentially available players in that position.

"Jadon Sancho is going to have to pick the club that suits his football best rather than the stature of the club. His teammate Erling Haaland has the same problem.

"Out of those clubs, then Manchester United will be best suited to Jadon Sancho. Are they interested? Does he want to go there? I don't know."