Barça has a problem with Dembélé which only Him can solve.[The club is very concerned about the French situation]

Pressure. That's what Ousmane Dembélé felt when his representative told him that Barça signed him and paid 130 million (plus 20 in variable) for him. The club needed to close the abrupt and hard exit of Neymar as soon as possible and the Frenchman was the one chosen to replace him.

An operation that, once seen, has not finished working. For many reasons. The first, the price. If you had a much cheaper signing, the famous gossip at the Camp Nou would not have appeared. But he has done it. 150 million for a player who had to finish exploiting is a lot of money. That's what the Barcelona fan thought when he saw the price of the operation.

It is not curdling

But beyond the economic aspect, the truth is that the club has a problem more than fat with the Gaul: it does not adapt. Barça football , however much Borussia Dortmund (his club of origin) tries to imitate him, is very complex and it is not easy to adapt.

And, at least until now, Dembélé has not done it. He is seen lost during the few games he has played. The truth is that the injuries have not helped him to catch pace or to assimilate the tactical variables of Ernesto Valverde .

But it goes beyond. As you say, the striker barely has contact with his teammates. Only with his compatriots and teammates of the French team Umtiti and Digne . Little more.

The lace

If this did not have enough, the arrival of Philippe Coutinho has not helped him at all. Ousmane sees in the Brazilian a competitor for the position in the starting eleven. At the moment, it seems that when he returns from the injury Ousmane will not start as a starter. And more with this system of only two forwards that Valverde is adopting lately.


A Philippe that, contrary to what happens with Dembélé . He has already made good friends with Leo Messi and Luis Suárez. While the relationship of the two cracks with the young Frenchman is strictly professional, with Coutinho they are already friends. Something that, seen the seen, is fundamental to be able to fit in the club.

We will see how the season unfolds but, knowing that in his closest circle it is already commented that he regrets having signed for Barça , Dembélé can end up being a much bigger problem than it is now.