Ousmane Dembélé

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Why is it that I still get shivers of dread every time I see a thread at the top of the Transfer Forum where the title starts 'Ousmane D...'?

 

[Paladin]

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/stor...ele-will-leave-borussia-dortmund-michael-zorc

Asked whether he could leave in the summer, sporting director Michael Zorc told Die Welt: "No way.

"What we've seen [from him] was extraordinary, both in his value for team and his development.

"You always get the feeling he can do something special, make the difference. He can decide games by himself, even those games he's not really involved in."

He shouldn't mind him coming here then. He can play well for us, and at the same time decide Dortmund games he's not even involved in. Everyone wins!

 

[Mike J]

don't think he is going to leave dortmund, but i would love him to come. dream signing.

 

[BlueDejong]

Come on..

 

[BlumerMooner]

I think he's as good as Mbappe. Certainly in the internationals Dembele has out performed him.

 

[Dax777]

Would you go to the rags ?

Absolutely!



And then let in goals at very opportune times. Undercover Agent!

 

[SalfordGrimble]

Would take Dembele over Sanchez, as fear Sanchez may mean Sane becomes second choice on the left side. If not Dembele then Pulisic isn't bad either.

 

[Trautmann's Chiropractor]

I'd be baffled if we went in for him as an alternative to Sanchez as he is miles off him as a player. I think he's actually more similar to Sterling in his play.

 

[Plain Speaking]

Sorry for the lack of replies.

Is he as good as Martial? For me, he's better. I don't know how many people took the time to watch the Rennes-Nantes derby last night, but he was absolutely incredible. Scored a hat-trick in the first half. He's having a way better season than Martial had last year. His stats are even better than guys like Ronaldo at the same age. Currently the top scorer aged under 20 in Europe. All the French media are calling for him to be included in the Euro squad, saying he's the biggest star they've seen in years. The same sort of fuss wasn't even made about Martial until after his transfer was finished. If you want a very rough comparison, Dembélé plays like Neymar. He's one of the best dribblers I've ever seen and seems to hit the sweet spot of the ball with every single strike.

Apparently we had Barcelona scouts in the crowd, and a lot of other big teams have been sending people to watch him as well. Can see a big bidding war erupting for him over the summer. I imagine Pep is certainly aware of him and would probably really appreciate a player with his skillset. We know that Pep appreciates Kinglsey Coman and took him to Bayern. It's only my opinion but Dembélé is a bloody huge upgrade over Coman. I feel like Pep would love to work with him and help him become one of the biggest stars in the game, but time will tell.

I still reckon he's a bit too skinny to cope with the PL, but he could prove me wrong. Last night, he was up against some massive defenders and just ran rings around them. The confidence he has is incredible for a kid of his age. The Rennes/Nantes derby is the biggest game on our calendar. The stadium was sold out for the first time all season and the pressure on the players was huge. Nantes were on a 13-game unbeaten streak and there was so much riding on the game for both teams. Dembélé walked out there and owned the whole pitch. With 9 games left in the season, he's on course to finish as the top scorer for Rennes and is easily the best young player in France. Obviously, questions still remain about whether he can do it against the bigger teams. We've got to play Lyon, Marseille, Monaco and PSG over the next couple of months, so it'll be interesting to see how he does.

How do you think Dembele compares to Mbappe?

 

[bhayes]

How do you think Dembele compares to Mbappe?

Mbappe is just a young jamie vardy