MADRID, 12 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The French striker Ousmane Dembélé, from FC Barcelona, has completed this Saturday his signing for Paris Saint-Germain for the next five seasons, at the rate of a transfer valued by the Blaugrana club at 50.4 million euros.
This has been announced by both Barça and PSG in separate press releases. “Dembélé arrived at Barça in the summer of 2017 from Borussia Dortmund. The Frenchman had just been one of the young sensations in the Bundesliga with the German team”, the Catalans recalled on their website.
“He made his debut with the Barça shirt on September 9, 2017 at the Spotify Camp Nou against RCD Espanyol, but the Frenchman’s adaptation to the ‘culer’ discipline was halted in his first game as a starter in the League against Getafe. Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, the winger suffered a rupture in the biceps femoris tendon of his left leg that caused them to have to operate on it,” the press release stated.
“Of course, that same season he would manage to score his first goal with the Barça shirt in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Chelsea FC. It was not an easy first season for Dembélé, since he could only play 23 games in all competitions”, lamented the text.
In the following season, Dembélé experienced his highest scoring version, managing to score up to 14 goals in all competitions, as well as providing eight assists. In addition, a goal of his served to win the Spanish Super Cup against Sevilla FC (1-2).
After a good season, he was seriously injured again, which caused him to miss almost the entirety of the following course. “But it wasn’t until Xavi came to the Barça bench that he recovered his best version. Demonstrating all his power and overflow, the Frenchman scored 11 goals and gave 21 assists in almost two seasons with the man from Terrassa on the bench”, he stressed. the press text.
Thus, Dembélé leaves the Blaugrana club after 185 official matches in six seasons and with a baggage of 62 goals scored. Also included in his record are three Leagues, two Copas del Rey and two national Super Cups won with the Barça shirt.