Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
For more than 4 years, the Frenchman Othman Dembele played it in Barcelona, specifically since September 2017, he did not do what he deserves to dig his name in the record of honor for the “Barca” stars who starred in the “Catalan” club throughout its long history, and the numbers of the 24-year-old player, no It rises to the numbers of the real Blaugrana stars, such as Messi, Suarez, Samuel Eto’o, and others, as his numbers reveal a modest outcome, but also indicate that he spent nearly two years of his contract, in the club’s “clinic”, or in the stands, Because of the injuries that sustained him, and made him deservedly bear the title of “The Glass Man”, only Belgian striker Eden Hazard, Real Madrid’s, could compete with him!
Dembele played with Barcelona only 129 games in various competitions, out of a total of 248 matches, and he did not play all of them basic, i.e. only 52%, and in a more accurate sense, 7520 minutes of play, ie an average of 58 minutes per game, according to the estimates of the Opta Foundation for Statistics and Records .
As for the market value of this French star, it has decreased significantly, according to estimates by the “Transfer Market” website. If Dembele moved more than four years ago to Barcelona for 140 million euros, his market value then decreased to 80 million euros in 2018. Then it rose to 120 million euros in 2019, then fell to 33 million euros, and the Barcelona administration no longer covets more than 20 million euros, in exchange for getting rid of it this winter!
Dembele did not score any goal in the “El Clasico” meetings between Barcelona and Real Madrid throughout his time in Barcelona, as he played “8 Clasicos”, without succeeding in defeating the “Mringi”. As for the most seasons in which Dembele participated in the matches, it was in the 2018-2019 season, where he participated in 42 games, scored 14 goals, and assisted 8 goals, and the second season in the standings was 2020-2021, where he participated in 44 games, scored 11 goals, and assisted 5 goals.
Dembele, who was crowned with France in the World Cup Russia 2018, suffered 14 different injuries, which made him out of action for 695 days, or nearly two years, according to “Transfer Market” estimates.
Dembele scored 7 goals in the Champions League in 24 matches he participated in, which is not a bad result. However, he only scored twice in the direct elimination stage, against Chelsea in 2018, against Olympique Lyonnais 2019, and twice in the round of 16. .
In conclusion, Dembele’s contract is only 160 days left, as it will expire on June 30, and he is required in Manchester United, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain “only in the event that Kylian Mbappe leaves for Real Madrid”, but these three clubs prefer to receive him next summer. Free”, and not this winter, as the “Catalan” club desires.
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