In fact, the winger himself acknowledged on Monday that he wants to join Barca and is reportedly waiting for both clubs to agree on a deal.
Dortmund's chief executive, Hans-Joachim Watzke, claimed last weekend that Dortmund would reject a touted bid of €100m from Barcelona.
And suggestions the deal could be nearly done have been exacerbated after the 20-year-old France global removed any mention of Dortmund from his social media accounts, while a team-mate of his Alexander Isak wished him on Instagram, before deleting the post.
Liverpool have indicated they will not sell at any price this summer and are not willing to negotiate, but Barca remain hopeful an offer of €110m ($A163) could see them broker a deal for the Brazil worldwide. The Spanish heavyweights are yet to make an official offer for the player but Bild is revealing that Dortmund have already determined the price for their star player.
There is then a bonus package which has the potential to see the Reds rake in a further £27.2m in extra payments over the duration of his time with Barca.
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Asked if the club have received any offers for the Chilean this summer, Wenger replied: "I can't tell you that for the moment. I think he will not play at Stoke, yes", he added.
The French worldwide had been chased by a number of Europe's top sides a year ago before he joined the Bundesliga club in a £12m deal from Rennes.
Dembele has four years remaining on his contract with BVB, but is reportedly keen on moving to La Liga.
The 20-year-old is one of the most promising youngsters in world football and has attracted interest from the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona.
The Camp Nou side has been linked to the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele and even Paulo Dybala.
You've got a £50m budget to pick 11 players, with all the biggest new signings ready and raring to go ahead of a mouthwatering new Premier League campaign.
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