Barcelona Midfielder to Start Joan Gamper Trophy Tie Amidst Interest From PSG

• Paris Saint Germain have been hot on the heels of a couple of Barcelona stars
• The French club recently swooped Ousmane Dembele off the ranks of the Catalan club
• This midfielder looks set to start the club’s final preseason game amidst transfer interest from the French club

Barcelona fans look set to be treated to some midfield brilliance with the return of teenage sensation Pablo Gavi ahead of their Joan Gamper trophy tie against Tottenham.

Gavi who has had to sit out the three preseason games the Catalan club played on its tour in the United States due to a back injury, has been declared fit to face Ange Postecoglou’s side.

The Golden Boy award winner who only recently signed his first professional contract with Barcelona per reports from Mundo Deportivo remains a subject of transfer interest from French club Paris Saint Germain.

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It should be recalled that PSG only recently snapped one of the Catalan club's finest attackers in Ousmane Dembele.

Barcelona who are reported to have met these transfer interests with stiff resistance and refusal will be glad to have Gavi fit for the Joan Gamper trophy and in time for the new La Liga season.

Joan Gamper trophy

Barcelona organises the Joan Gamper trophy fixture which was first played in 1966 and is held in honour of founding member and later club president Joan Gamper.

According to reports from 90mins, the yearly exhibition football match takes place in August, just prior to the commencement of Barcelona's La Liga season. During this event, elite clubs from around the world engage in competition against Barcelona's top-division team.

The 58th edition which is set to take place at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys due to the remodelling going on at Camp Nou will feature Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

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Dembele to face Barcelona fans?

Sports Brief in an earlier report stated that unsettled forward Ousmane Dembele could be made to face the fans of Barcelona in this evening’s preseason fixture against Tottenham.

The decision to play the French forward solely rests in the hands of club coach Xavi Hernandez.