What if there was the start of an Ousmane Dembélé problem at PSG? However, everything seems to be going well on paper. The Ballon d’Or received the FIFA-The Best 2025 award earlier this week. “ It has been a fantastic year individually and collectively. I also wanted to thank my family, the PSG club, its president and its staff », he reacted after receiving his individual trophy. The next day, he lifted the first Intercontinental Cup in his club’s history by defeating Flamengo on penalties (1-1, 2-1 tab).
Entering in the 78th minute, the striker showed that he had the legs, but faltered in the last gesture. He was even one of the two Parisians with Barcola to miss his attempt during the fateful session, sending his shot onto the top of the crossbar. Nothing serious since PSG ended up winning, but between its flashes and its finishing problems, the return of the Ballon d’Or to the field is necessarily mixed. Injured with his ischio for a long time, then ill in Metz, there are explanations for this very gradual return.
A malaise is emerging
There is also a form of unease that has arisen, according to information from Canal+ disclosed last night. Certainly, Dembélé has not been spared from physical problems since the start of the season (only 13 matches played in all competitions, three goals and three assists) but he believes that all this is behind him now and does not understand the precautionary principle applied by the technical staff. The latter believes that he is not yet ready to start a match, when the attacker thinks the opposite.
He even says he needs to start matches to finally gain rhythm and confidence. Meetings have even already taken place within the club between Dembélé, members of his entourage and management, a sign that the problem is starting to grow. The former Barcelona player takes note of all the instructions given during training, but that is not enough for him to start a match, like the Flamengo match where he would have only played a quarter of an hour without extra time. Uneasiness arose from these disagreements.
