Ousmane Dembele (25 years old) is a kind of unexpected and even surprising reactions. Both on the field and off. That makes him a peculiar guy. Proof of this is the last anecdote that he starred in the Barça booth this week, shortly after it was confirmed that he was re-signing for Barça after having been released from his contract on July 1. As usual, signing players are asked to say a few words to the locker room by way of greeting. In the case of Dembele’sit was about talking about what it meant to continue to be linked to the culé entity, after the soap opera caused by the club’s futile attempts to renew him while he still had a valid contract and even the attempt to sell him in the winter market.
The point is that Dembele’safter what Xavi asked him to say a few words, he ‘stayed’ with his companions. He began his speech by saying that he was very happy to continue at Barça, to continue with the team and with Xavi and that he was very committed to the group. And as proof of that, he asked for a captaincy! The surprise was capital among his colleagues as soon as he said it because that request from the French did not fit them, and more so with the captaincies so clear (Busquets, Pique, Sergio Robert y Alba) and after having Ousmane almost both feet out of the club, at least on the surface. But Mosquito quickly clarified that it was a joke, to the general delight of the team, which burst into laughter amid general jokes.
Dembele’s He had surprised them again, like when information began to appear that he had gotten married in Morocco last Christmas without many even knowing that he had a girlfriend and in full swing with the club for his renewal. Ousmanegenius and figure also for jokes, he is increasingly appreciated in the locker room.
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