The new coach of FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez, praised Osman Dembele, saying that the winger could be the “best” in the world in his position.
Former Barcelona captain Xavi, who replaced Ronald Koeman as Barcelona’s head coach, officially welcomed back to Camp Nou on Monday. With the opening of this iconic club, nearly 10,000 fans witnessed a new chapter in history at the stadium.
One of the main topics that Xavi discussed during his first press conference as the head coach of Barcelona was Dembele’s contract status. In the summer of 2017, Barcelona signed Dembele from Dortmund with a huge transfer fee of US$131 million. However, the Frenchman has since been trying to prove that the price is reasonable, mainly because his injuries have dominated his Barcelona career.
However, Dembele is still only 24 years old. Former Alsad coach Xavi believes that this player is still capable of doing great things and hopes to help him regain his form. The Frenchman’s current contract with Barcelona will expire in the summer of 2022, and he has not yet renewed it.
“For me, Dembele, in his position, he can be the best player in the world. But you have to work with him and ask for it. It depends on him, depends on his mentality, he doesn’t Injury, he has a high level of performance. His contract renewal is my top priority,” Harvey quoted Target, As said at the press conference.
This is earlier Report After Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann left, Barcelona wanted to offer Dembele a new contract. Dembele has been injured twice in the 2021-22 season.
Dembele appeared for the first time in an ongoing campaign BarcelonaOn November 2 the Champions League defeated Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 and missed 14 games due to a knee injury.According to Spanish media reports, unfortunately for the Catalans, Dembele suffered a hamstring injury during training and is expected to be unable to compete in three to four weeks. daily.
Harvey’s first game will be played after the ongoing international game day. After a disappointing 3-3 draw with Celta Vigo, Barcelona will return to home on November 20 to face the Espanyol. Three days later, Harvey faces a major test. His team will face Benfica in a winning UEFA Champions League group stage.
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“‘This is not a farewell. This is to see you later’, Harvey Hernandez said on the day he bid farewell as a FC Barcelona player. Six and a half years later, at 1:00 PM CET on November 8, 2021 With 39 points, Harvey insisted that when he walked to the Camp Nou to greet the fans again, he said. Officially released on Monday.
