Dembélé, a high-risk signing for Barcelona | Goal.com

EDITORIAL

Ousmane Dembélé will become today the star signing of Barcelona under Ernesto Valverde. He is one of the most promising footballers in the world, a gem capable of playing on both the right and left wings thanks to his ability to use both feet equally, which makes him one of the most unpredictable players on the planet with the ball at his feet. But beware, because he also poses a high risk that Barcelona must take into account.

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No one doubts his potential. That's why his price has multiplied by ten just one year after Borussia Dortmund paid 15 million euros to Rennes to secure his services. Today, the German club sells him for almost 150 million euros, an exorbitant price that is marked by the 222 million euros that Barcelona received from the sale of Neymar Da Silva to PSG. Amortizing such an amount raises some doubts in a sport where there can be injuries that can hinder his growth, not to mention the pressure that such a sum can exert on him.

Dembélé looks like he will become a great player but at twenty years old, he still has a lot to learn. Arriving at a hundred-year-old club with urgencies after repeated negligence from executives and management in terms of medium and long-term planning, can weigh on a player who won't have time to adapt, as the league has already started and the Champions League is just around the corner.

But if the goal was to find a replacement for Neymar, there are few better options than Dembélé. Both players like to dribble and look towards the opposing goal but each has their own style. Aligning him as a left winger in the old 4-3-3 formation can backfire on such a young player with only one year of experience in top-level football. But after all, those who don't take risks don't cross the river and today Barcelona has a new attacking trio.