It had been a tough few months for Ousmane Dembele. His mega-money move to Barcelona drew huge attention due to the €105m the club had to splash out to secure his signature. Many outside viewers thought this was a ridiculous price for such a young player but Barca wanted their man and made sure they got him.
After a difficult start to life at the club he was then ruled out for four months with a hamstring tear, meaning he could never force his way into the side that lost just one game in a stonking La Liga campaign and only made 24 appearances across all competitions, way short of what he would have hoped for.
However, this is a man with the potential to become the best player in the world. His form at Rennes as an 18-year-old was unbelievable with 12 goals in 26 league games, lots of those coming from the bench.
His dribbling qualities and ridiculous pace are two assets the make him one of the most dangerous forwards in world football but it is his two-footedness that makes him a unique talent, one we have not seen for many years. Nobody knows what foot is his stronger one, not even the Frenchman!
He says he is ‘more left-footed’ but takes penalties with his right foot as he shoots better with his right. The stats seem to back Dembele up, he has now been involved in 34 first-team goals with his ‘weaker’ right foot, compared with 31 with his left!
His staggering right-footed strike against PSV Eindhoven after a wonderful turn gave him his fifth goal in six games this season, having netted three in four in the league as well as a thumping winner in the Supercopa against Sevilla.
This is a huge season for Ousmane Dembele as he seems to have finally settled at Barca and struck up a decent understanding with his teammates. Who knows which foot will end up with more goals at the end of the season.
He's already scored more Barcelona goals this season (5) than he managed all last campaign (4)
