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Ousmane Dembélé seems to have reversed the complicated situation he suffered at Barcelona. He first overcame the ostracism that Laporta wanted to condemn him to and now he has been forgiven by the Camp Nou for his performances on the pitch. Hissed by the stands and despised by the culé fan since he ignored the Catalan club’s renewal offer, Dembele he only needed five minutes to silence the whistles and turn them into applause. The time that passed between his entering the field and the goal he scored. The Frenchman rounded off his performance with two assists that they took advantage of Luke de Jong and Memphis to close the win against Athletic Club. As happened in the other games played at the culé stadium, the winger received the row As soon as his name was heard over the loudspeaker, he went out to warm up or entered the field of play.
But it showed that it did not affect him.
He first beat Unai Simon with a whiplash on the first ball he touched. There he stopped scolding him and the team’s second goal was celebrated, which gave peace of mind. And in the final minutes, after generating enough danger, he assisted Luuk de Jong from the right, who hit a precise header, and Memphis already in the extension, so that the Dutchman scored on the day of his return. There he was already applauded and the group celebrated with him, aware of how bad it was going. It was 25 minutes in which he even softened the posture of Joan Laporta, who a few weeks ago had ensured that the Frenchman was never going to wear the Barca shirt again. “Dembélé knows our proposal and that we have always wanted him to stay, we hope that at the end of the season he will rethink it,” the president pointed out yesterday afternoon during his visit to the Mobile World Congress.
«He has made the difference with a great goal. He has had a dream entry », assured Xavi, reinforced by having kept his bet. Now it will be difficult for him to take him away after his exhibition. «It’s a happy headache because you have many at your disposal, ”said Jordi Cruyff. Now a new problem arises derived from his good performance, since if Xavi keeps him in the eleven he could validate one of the bonuses that Dembélé has in his contract. If he plays 60 percent of the games (minimum 45 minutes) in which he is available, he will receive 1.25 million euros, which will be added to the twelve million euros annual fixed salary. At the moment he has 42%, since although he has only played eight games fulfilling the minutes that were required of him, he has only been available in 19 meetingsas the Frenchman suffered from an injury that kept him off the pitch for several months this season.
Xavi did not want to comment when he was asked if he would insist on Dembélé to renew. “It’s not my business to stay. He works very well and that’s why I defend him. He is capable of doing what he does. I see many conditions. Playing on the left, right, scoring goals, giving passes… But his future is not a question for me. He ends contract. Nothing can be ruled out in football. Never. Suddenly he couldn’t play and now he’s playing. I already said in my presentation that, well worked, he can be the best in his position. I think he can do this in every game. It depends on him and the club.” The technician did value the whistles he received and how he reversed them: «The public is sovereign and he can do what he wants, but they have to be on your side. He is a very great professional, who supports the group and is a good boy in the locker room. He can make a difference. Today he is the best Dembélé we have seen. That they support him, that he is a professional ».
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