Paris Saint-Germain’s chances of beating Arsenal and reaching the Champions League final may depend to a large extent on Ousmane Dembele rediscovering the form in front of goal.
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‘We thought the series was over’: Dembele admits PSG switched off against Villa
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele said his team needed to learn not to switch off in big games after almost collapsing against Aston Villa.
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Market Watch: Highest transfer values, U-21s
1. Kylian Mbappe (Paris SG, $217.1M) 2. Dele Alli (Tottenham, $214.0M) 3. Leroy Sane (Man. City, $147.8M) 4. Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona, $143.0M)5. Marcus Rashford (Man. Utd., $138.6M) 6. Gabriel Jesus (Man. City, $128.7M) 7. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig, $110.0M) 8. Anthony Martial (Man. Utd.,$101.6M) 9. Christian Pulisic (Bor. Dortmund, $89.3M) 10. Davinson Sanchez (Tottenham, $78.7M) […]
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Barcelona's Dembele out four months with ruptured tendon
After only three games at Barcelona, Ousmane Dembele, whose transfer fee of $124 million could eventually go up $171 million, is out. The 20-year-old Frenchman has until now never hada serious injury in his career, but he will be sidelined for four months after rupturing a tendon in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Getafe.
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What They're Saying: Ousmane Dembele
“I knew I had to have patience. I decided to stop going training. I didn’t want to go. I looked for an excuse not to go. If it didn’t work out and I hadn’t done my part to get the move to Barca, now Iwould be lamenting the fact I wasn’t here.” — Ousmane Dembele, […]
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Meet the press: Christian Pulisic hits New York
American men’s soccer has never had this before. An international superstar. At 18. Raised in a foreign soccer environment. Three days before USA-Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena, the New York media gottheir first chance to hear from Christian Pulisic. Starting just his second full season on the U.S. national team and Borussia Dortmund, Pulisic […]
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Dembele, Neymar's successor, jumps into Barca hot seat
No player will be under more pressure this season than 20-year-old Ousmane Dembele. Two years ago, he was still playing for Rennes’ second team in the equivalent of the Frenchfifth division. On Monday, he was introduced as Barcelona’s new signing, the second most expensive signing in history for a transfer fee of $176 million. Dembele’s […]
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Dembele: 'I'm not here to replace Neymar'
With 17,000 fans on hand in the heat for his signing ceremony at the Nou Camp — delayed an hour while last-minute paperwork was sorted out with Borussia Dortmund — Ousmane Dembele insisted hedoesn’t feel pressure to perform for Barcelona, which paid $176 million to make him the second most expensive player in history. “I […]
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How the Dembele deal went down
Barcelona made it official on Friday when it announced the signing of Frenchman Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund for 105 million euros ($146 million) plus bonuses that could reach another40 million euros ($48 million). The clubs had been at an impasse with Dortmund wanting 120 million euros up front and Barca only willing to pay […]
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Barcelona will get its man: Ousmane Dembele
Frenchman Ousmane Dembele will sign with Barcelona on Friday after the Catalan club and Borussia Dortmund agreed on Thursday in Monaco, site of the UEFA Champions League draw, on a deal for 105million euros ($124 million) plus 45 million euros ($53 million) in so-called “variables.”