Barcelona want to open contract extension talks with attacking midfielder Ousmane Dembele soon, reports Fabrizio Romano.
The France international signed a new deal until 2024 last summer after long and complicated negotiations.
Dembele is in the form of his life this term and manager Xavi wants to keep him beyond next year.
The 25-year-old was out of contract last season as both parties were unable to reach an agreement.
Barca were at risk of losing him for free and plenty of clubs were falling over themselves to sign him. However, Dembele finally put pen to paper on a two-year deal in July 2022.
The La Liga club are unwilling to go through that again and will open talks over a new deal soon.
The former Borussia Dortmund winger ended last season with the most assists (13) in the Spanish top-flight.
He has continued from where he stopped, with five league goals and five assists to his name in 18 games.
Dembele has also weighed in with three goals and two assists in 10 games across other competitions.
Barcelona are top of the La Liga table after 21 games and the Frenchman is one of those to thank.
They won their 14th Spanish Super Cup last month after a 3-1 victory over bitter eternal rivals Real Madrid.
Barca hope to end this term with the La Liga title, Europa League and Copa del Rey.
Dembele is currently out injured after doing his hamstring against Girona last month.
The ex-Rennes star will be unavailable when the Catalans face Manchester United in the first-leg of the Europa League play-off on Thursday.
It is safe to say they will miss his impact, given his huge influence this term.
