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Manchester United target Ousmane Dembele could be forced to STAY at Barcelona with Ansu Fati facing four months on the sidelines... as club 'prepare to give out-of-favour forward a starring role in the coming months'

Manchester United may be forced to shelve their ongoing pursuit of Ousmane Dembele as Barcelona prepare to give their out-of-favour forward a starring role in the absence of Ansu Fati.

The Frenchman has been overlooked in recent months, with Barcelona willing to let him leave, but with 17-year-old star-in-the-making Fati now facing four months on the sidelines with a meniscus injury, the club are set to turn back to Dembele.

The news may come as a blow to United, who came close to signing Dembele in the summer transfer window, only for the player to opt to stay at the Nou Camp for a while longer.