Under Xavi, Ousmane Dembélé probably had the best moments of his Barcelona career. Even if there were still some physical glitches which came to annoy the Frenchman, the latter has shown very good things this season, and has finally assumed a role of major and reliable player in the offensive sector. To the delight of his coach, who had pushed for him to stay last summer.
At the start of the week, the Spanish press is revealing new information that may please Dembouz and his fans. As explained Sport, Xavi is thinking about making him a captain. The FC Barcelona coach is very satisfied with the attitude and behavior of the player trained at Stade Rennais, just as he is highly appreciated by the rest of his partners.
A highly valued player internally
It must be said that he is starting to be part of the furniture in Barcelona, he who arrived in Catalonia in 2017, while only Sergi Roberto and Marc-André ter Stegen have more years at the club than him. Xavi has always liked the player, even when the latter was lambasted in the media, and is therefore considering giving him the captain’s armband. The Barcelona coach greatly appreciates the closeness and complicity that Dembélé is used to showing with young players.
The departures of captains like Pique, Busquets and Alba in recent months will logically force the club to seek new captains, and Dembélé is one of the favorites to accompany Sergi Roberto and Ter Stegen. The names of Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski are also on the table. We can also see it as a kind of maneuver to convince him to stay, while as revealed exclusively by us, PSG could go on the attack in the event of Mbappé’s departure…
