Ousmane Dembele 'available for £45m in January'

Barcelona would reportedly be prepared to sell French attacker Ousmane Dembele for €50m (£45m) during the January transfer window.

The 23-year-old was strongly linked with a switch to Manchester United over the summer, but the Red Devils were allegedly only interested in a loan move while Barca were pushing for a permanent sale.

Dembele has only played 20 minutes of La Liga football this season and his current deal at Camp Nou is due to expire in the summer of 2022.

According to Sport, the Catalan giants are wary of allowing the World Cup winner's deal to run into next season and would therefore be prepared to sell him for €50m (£45m) in the winter window.

A recent report claimed that Dembele was already in talks with Juventus over a move to Turin.

United, though, could allegedly be convinced to move for the former Borussia Dortmund attacker in January if he can prove his fitness in the coming months.