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title: "Dembele reveals how he could’ve joined Liverpool"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2018-03-03T09:55:50Z"
modified: "2018-03-03T16:01:53Z"
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# Dembele reveals how he could’ve joined Liverpool

Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele has revealed just how close he came to joining Liverpool when he left Rennes.

Speaking to [Onze Mondial](https://www.onzemondial.com/etranger/304601-exclu-mag-315-ousmane-dembele-interview-barca-france), Dembele has confirmed that he had offers from Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool.

> I spoke to three clubs (when leaving Rennes). Dortmund, Liverpool and Barcelona. I had an appointment with FC Barcelona. I told them, ‘For next season, it will not be possible.

![Alex Caparros/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/03/923850830.jpg)

After impressing in France with Rennes, Dembele had caught the attention of several clubs in Europe.

Liverpool had registered their interest with the Reds in the market for a young attacker.

However, it would be Dortmund that the player would go on to join, completing a £13 million move to the Bundesliga.

Dembele’s profile would continue to rise during his brief stint in Germany. At Dortmund, the Frenchman went on to impress further before completing a big-money move to Barcelona.

In the summer of 2017, Dembele joined the Catalan side in a deal worth up to £135 million.

The former Dortmund winger has been unable to kick on in his Barcelona career with injuries holding him back in his first season in La Liga.