Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry believes Ousmane Dembele is a better player than Kylian Mbappe.
The 26-year-old knows the pair well as he has faced both at club level and believes Dembele is the more talented of the duo, even though he has largely struggled to live up to his potential since moving to Barcelona and Mbappe is considered one of the best players in the world.
'The best player between Dembele and Mbappe? For me, it's Dembele,' he told his Bayern Munich teammates on 'Behind the Legend', Amazon Prime's upcoming documentary on the Bundesliga giants.
'What do you mean, better?,' Thomas Mueller interjected.
'If I could dribble like Dembele, I would be better too.'
From a statistical standpoint, there is little evidence to back up Gnabry's stance. At just 22 years of age, Mbappe has already scored 168 goals in 245 games at club level and 19 in 51 for France.
Having won the Ligue 1 title with Monaco in the 2016-17 season, Mbappe has racked up another 10 major trophies since moving to PSG at the beginning of the following campaign and has finished as Ligue 1 top scorer for the last three seasons.
Mbappe scored in the 2018 World Cup final as France were crowned world champions for a second time and lifted the UEFA Nations League with Les Bleus earlier this month.
Dembele, meanwhile, has scored 52 goals in 197 games at club level and four in 27 games for the national team. Like Mbappe, the 24-year-old was part of the France team that triumphed at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but played a more peripheral role.
A German cup winner with Borussia Dortmund in 2017, Dembele has won five major trophies since moving to Barcelona the following season but his spell at the Camp Nou has been beset by a catalogue of injuries.
Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich, meanwhile, suggested the debate between Mbappe and Dembele was pointless.
'If I am asked to choose between Dembele and Gnabry or Coman, I would always take Gnabry or Coman,' the six-time Bundesliga champion said.
'To be honest, this debate on Dembele p*sses me off.'
Coman, however, could soon be on the move.
According to AS Sport, Bayern are considering parting ways with the 25-year-old before his contract expires to avoid the risk of losing him on a free.
The French winger is under contract with the Bundesliga giants until the end of next season, but so far negotiations over a new deal have proved difficult.
Diehardbarcafan
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mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
xcphantom
331
Gnabry is not saying that for criticism but choice, everything in this life is all about choice, that is why some people believe RONALDO IS BETTER THAN MESSI there is freedom of speech in everywhere in this world
just watch football and enjoy it
MichaelFrolian
273
when dembele is back from hospital! defenders turn into patients! !! (679,97km/h)
MichaelFrolian
197
Both
ManUtdAmadDialo
65
I agree with Gnabry, Dembele is a more complete player than Mbappe. Jst that the young has not been so luck in terms of injuries
ankitttttttttrtr
26
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
Your logic is like Messi without left foot would be Braithwaite😂
WazzaWazza
25
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
you don't know ball. you must be salty about him scoring a hattrick against you. He literally toyed with your defense and your midfield. and didn't you see his awareness when he assisted for messis first goal? he is a player on a completely different level. just because dembele dribbles past more players doesn't mean hes the better player. Its about the 'impact'
kabiraa
22
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
but with the speed better than messi
la_joya112
19
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
I can't blame you since you're a Barca fan your coach once said luuk de jong is better than neymar
rohithirapur
18
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
Mbappe is better than all ur players.
Venomxos7
15
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
WTF speed is his strength.I say if Ronaldo wasn't able to jump so high he won't be good in air.Messi was long he can't do sudden acceleration & dribble.These are strenghs of these players.If take out someone's skill/strength they won't be footballers anymore.
Yusuf_Rawat
15
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
U summed it up perfectly
Lakenos
12
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
When your team is so ass your insults are with your own players 😭🤣
zasabdnopy
11
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
Stupid... Dembele without skills would be who now??? You big fool
xcphantom
11
What does it mean to say some people believe Ronaldo better than Messi your point make it obvious that you also believe messi better than Ronaldo so pointless
guy am not here to criticize anyone of them, you have your own choice and I have mine just enjoy the both of them okay?
Alvi777
10
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
Why should one consider Mbappe without his speed? 😪😪
tawbdkos
10
mbappe without speed will be luuk de jong.
thats a stupid thing to say
Brizzlle
8
Gnabry is not saying that for criticism but choice, everything in this life is all about choice, that is why some people believe RONALDO IS BETTER THAN MESSI there is freedom of speech in everywhere in this world
just watch football and enjoy it
You make sense mate