Tuchel approves Rakitic and Dembele for Neymar swap deal

The latest reports had seen a return to the initial plan: the payment of a large transfer plus the inclusion of footballer as a bargaining chip. This time, with Rakitic and Dembele in the centre of it. And although the German coach has always been against Neymar's departure, his approval could be key. 

In fact, Tuchel himself already asked Ivan Rakitic to join his ranks last summer, with Barcelona managing to keep the Croatian in their ranks for one more year. The PSG coach knows that his presence in midfield would bring a lot of strength. 

As to Dembele, the situation remains the same. The player and coach already met at Borussia Dortmund, when the Frenchman first started to show his talent. Tuchel is aware that he would at least be able to fill the void left by Neymar in the attack in the hope of betting on another striker in the future. 

In addition, the French winger has a very good relationship with Mbappé, with whom he won the World Cup in Russia. At 23 years old, Dembele would have problems to play in a Barcelona with Leo Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann and Neymar, with the added pressure of academy products such as Carles Perez and Ansu Fati.

With this argument, they try to counteract the statements of their representative, Moussa Sissoko, who continues to deny the player will be leaving. 

Discussions between the clubs are now continuing at a distance, one day after the meeting in Paris in which each of them fixed their positions and a common ground was reached.

Meanwhile, the world is waiting for the definitive answer from the French, who are also ultimately awaiting on Doha, where the Emir Al-Thani has the final word.

PSG plays this Friday against Metz and Neymar is the only available footballer of the Tuchel trident. With the closing of the market lurking, the summer's biggest soap opera could be closing soon.