The time has come for Barcelona to offload Ousmane Dembele, says Rivaldo, with the Frenchman having no part to play even before links to Neymar and Lautaro Martinez are taken into account.
The Blaugrana legend told Betfair: “Ousmane Dembele signed for Barcelona almost three years ago and he has already had enough time to establish himself in the club and prove his value. It's possible that he will never show his quality at the club.
“He is still a player with huge potential, but I think this summer could be the right opportunity for Barcelona to sell or even exchange him for a player they're chasing already.
“He's been unlucky with injuries, but he might also have tried to give more at some moments.
“Things haven't gone according to expectations and he might be able to revive his career at another club where he will feel more confident to play at his best.
“Barcelona seems to be trying to sign Neymar and Lautaro Martinez, so Dembele will probably struggle to get in the first team next season.
“Additionally, Barcelona would need to reduce its squad and earn some money if they really want to succeed in bringing in their current targets. To sign new players, others must leave.”
Dembele has made 74 appearances for Barcelona, with 19 goals recorded across those outings, but he faces fierce competition for places and is likely to see a battle for minutes intensify over the summer.
SofiaFosia
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We don't need to waste 150 million on a player like Neymar who is old and has max 1-2 years of top level football. Neymar is injury prone too and Neymar was in Barcelona for 4 years and Barca only won CL 1 time. Why do some people think that Barca will win CL with Neymar when we lost it 3 times with him? Dembele has the potential to be much better, he's very professional and even more professional than Neymar. Neymar fights with his teammates. Messi, Suarez and Pique have even praised Dembele for how much he has changed and become much more professional since over 1 year back.
Vadcilmnot
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For me Dembele should remain at Barca ,and let he see Neymar demonstrating and be substitute to Neymar or the forwards on top i think he will be serious naa..
Agubenjamin
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They said one is just a goalscorer and Xavi and iniesta is the greatest midfielder of all time 💁💁💁
GodwinOrji
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They said one is just a goalscorer and Xavi and iniesta is the greatest midfielder of all time 💁💁💁
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lol funny how u used iniesta nd Xavi to compare CR7 . you should use Messi for that