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Ousmane Dembélé to Al-Hilal

Quiet since 23 July 2026. Last report: Goal.com. Probability when it went quiet: 7%.

Al-Hilal have made verbal contact over Ousmane Dembélé, but this is still at the enquiry stage rather than anything resembling a negotiation. A figure of €104m has been put on the table as a talking point, with reports suggesting the total cost of a deal could stretch as high as €144m once add-ons and structure are factored in. PSG have not opened fee talks and remain, by some distance, the main obstacle. The player is contracted in Paris until 2028, and the latest signal from within the club points towards a possible renewal rather than an exit. The story so far rests on one voice. Julien Froment, rated highly for reliability, broke the €104m figure and frames the interest as genuine but embryonic. No second source has corroborated the fee or the framing yet, so this sits as a single well regarded link rather than a story confirmed across multiple outlets. Call this a long shot for now. For it to move, PSG would need to shift from renewal mode to active seller, Al-Hilal would need to convert enquiries into an actual bid, and the two sides would need to agree a structure somewhere in that €104m-€144m range. None of those dominoes has fallen yet, and the renewal chatter around Dembélé works directly against the move happening. Al-Hilal have shown before they will pay big for a marquee name, having brought in a PSG player for €90m and Zenit's forward for €60m in 2023. Dembélé himself has been part of two nine figure moves already, joining Barcelona for €148m and later leaving for PSG at €50m, so neither the player nor the buying club is a stranger to fees at this level. Watch

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