Ousmane Dembele (25 years old) is a kind of unexpected and even surprising reaction. Either on the field or outside. This makes him a strange man. Proof of that is the latest anecdote he starred at the Barcelona winger this week, shortly after confirming his re-sign to Barcelona after he was laid off from his contract on 1 July.
As usual, the players in attendance are asked to say a few words to the locker room as a salute. In Dembele’s case, it was a matter of talking about what it means to continue to be associated with the Blaugrana entity, after the TV series caused by the club’s failed attempts to renew it while it still had a contract in force and even trying to sell it at the end of the winter market.
The fact is that Dembele, after being asked by Xavi to say a few words, “stayed” with his teammates. He started by saying that he is very happy to continue at Barcelona, to continue with the team and with Xavi, and that he is very committed to the group. As proof of this, Othman asked that he be the leader! The surprise was great among his teammates as soon as he said it because this request from the French did not suit them, and even more so with the clarity of the captain (Busquets, Pique, Sergi Roberto and Alba) and after Osman was almost on his feet. Outside the club, when appearance is less. But the French striker quickly explained that it was a joke, much to the delight of the general team, who burst out laughing amid the public joke.
Dembele surprised them again, like when information started to emerge that he got married in Morocco last Christmas without many knowing that he had a girlfriend and was in full swing with the club to renew it. Osman, a genius and also a character for jokes, is increasingly appreciated in the locker room.