Reports that Manchester United have made an official bid for Barcelona winger, Ousmane Dembele, have been quashed.

Journalist Pedro Almeida claimed on Sunday evening that United have offered Barcelona €20m for Dembele:

This is of course a fraction of the reported £126m Barcelona paid Borussia Dortmund for the winger back in 2017, but Dembele is now in the final six months of his contract.

Reports elsewhere, though, have assured that no official bid has in fact been made.

As per Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United have not tabled a proposal for Dembele, nor have they made contact with Barcelona over the possibility of a deal.

No official bid and no talks opened by Manchester United for Ousmane Dembélé. They’ve not submitted any proposal to sign him on DeadlineDay, as things stand.  

Should Manchester United sign Dembele?

Though it seems unlikely, should Manchester United actually want to sign Dembele?

The Frenchman has previously been late to meetings before key games, whilst his attitude has frequently been questioned during his time in Catalonia.

Most recently, Dembele was a no-show when expected to turn up to Barcelona’s training base earlier this month.

His horrendous injury record is also well documented at this point.

So, with his contract up in June, the question must be asked, who would actually want to sign Dembele and pay him a likely massive wage, even if they can get him for free?

There is obvious talent there, but it is now very much hidden beneath the injury-prone shell of a player who appears lazy whilst having a problem following rules.

Also, as far as Manchester United go, it is worth pointing out that they spent big money over the summer to sign Jadon Sancho, a player who is often used on the right wing.

In turn, with the Red Devils clearly needing to strengthen other areas of their squad like central midfield and at centre-forward, should they be wasting money on Dembele?