Ousmane Dembélé He has suffered a perforated eardrum, his first injury since he signed for the club last summer. Paris Saint Germain. Curiously, the illness occurred as soon as it was known that it would return Barcelona, where they are eagerly awaiting him after his frightened direction towards French football, in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Dembele's He was part of the squad for his team's match this Sunday against the Montpellier, but he fell at the last minute due to this health problem, which is not common in the list of injuries that footballers usually suffer. In this way, his presence in the French team, which called him up for the next window of international matches, also remains up in the air.
The French winger, who wore the team's shirt for six seasons Barcelona, It is one of the great attractions of the qualifying round Champions that will once again confront the Parisians with the Barça club. After chaining numerous injuries during his time in the Camp Nou, this season he had managed to get rid of physical problems so far. Despite his hearing injury, he has time ahead of him to recover for the double match against his former team, since the duels will be played on April 10 (Paris) and April 16 (Barcelona).
Last month, before it was known that he would play again against his old team, Dembele's He took stock of that stage. «I suffered a lot there in Barcelona and went through very difficult times. Then, little by little, as the years went by, everything became better… It is the logical evolution of a young professional player who, over the years, has changed many things », he reflected.
«At the end of my second season at Barça I hired a physical trainer who changed many things on the field and in my life by working with him in training and on my days off. He helped me a lot. In fact, I still have him with me here at PSG,” he noted in an interview with The Parisian.
In addition, he also explained what his relationship is like with Luis Enrique Martínez, a coach who already had him under his command precisely at Barcelona. «The nature of my relationship with Luis Enrique It is more or less the same as with Xavi. I had incredible moments with Xavi. We were very close. He gave me a lot of advice and trusted me a lot. I have known Luis Enrique for a long time, because he wanted me to come to Barcelona when I was in Rennes. “I am very happy to have him as a coach,” he said.