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Barcelona are confident they can sell Ousmane Dembele to Liverpool for £100million.

But it seems Jurgen Klopp isn't as keen on the forward as first thought, and has no intention of meeting the steep price tag Barcelona have slapped on the Frenchman.

Dembele is going through a turbulent time in Spain at the moment and has failed to impress Barcelona top brass following his £97million transfer in 2017.

The France international was brought in at a considerable cost to Barcelona as a replacement for Neymar, who had just left for Paris Saint-Germain.

But after just a season and a half Barcelona have started to grow tired with Dembele, who recently called in sick and missed training.

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Following his call, the club doctor was sent round to the Frenchman's house to assess his condition and found nothing wrong with his health. What's more he saw several young people asleep at his property at around midday.

MirrorFootball understands that Barcelona are driving Dembele's transfer and are trying to offload him.

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The club believe that because he used to play for Dortmund - where Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp used to manage - he'll be of interest to them.

What's more, Barcelona are aware that Liverpool have spent big on recent transfers including a £75million move for Virgil van Dijk and a £67million deal for Alisson.

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But Liverpool are not interested in Barcelona's £100million asking price, and feel other targets would provide better value for money.

Klopp is also understood to be happy with his front line at Liverpool, dominated by Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.