“He’s a wonderful talent” – Don Hutchinson suggests Liverpool would be a better option for Barcelona star than Arsenal

“He’s a wonderful talent” – Don Hutchinson suggests Liverpool would be a better option for Barcelona star than Arsenal

Spanish giants Barcelona star forward Ousmane Dembele is reportedly on the radar of both Liverpool and Arsenal Fc.

Former Premier League star Don Hutchinson gave his take about the transfer rumor and stated that the Liverpool fc would be a better option for Dembele.

Barcelona have a clear plan to extend the contract of French winger Ousmane Dembele. The 24-year-old was heavily admired by Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez, who was also pushing the club to extend Dembele’s contract.

Barca finally put an offer on the table for the French international to continue his stint with the Blaugrana a few weeks ago.

However, there has been no movement from Dembele’s side which has heavily annoyed the Barca hierarchy. As a result, Barca have declared that Dembele should find a suitor before Jan 31 as the club are willing to let him go in this January transfer window.

Ousmane Dembele has been linked with a possible move to Liverpool (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

The likes of Liverpool and Arsenal are being routed as the favorites to sign Dembele and former EPL star Don Hutchinson shared his opinion on transfer reports relating to Dembele.

Don Hutchinson, who was speaking on the BBC 5 Live Football Daily podcast, claimed it would be a huge risk for Arsenal to sign Ousmane Dembele as they already have Pepe in their team who has a similar style of play.

He said: “If I was Liverpool I would (go for Dembele). If I was Arsenal I’m thinking I could get more out of Pepe, they’re two similar players. The trouble with Dembele is that he’s not been fit enough at Barca, he’s a wonderful talent, he certainly was at Dortmund.

“If Arsenal threw their money at Dembele I think it would be a risk, but if Liverpool did it he’d be a squad player who’d have to fight for his position.”