Ex Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu has come out to explain the reason for signing Ousmane Dembele instead of Kylian Mbappe in 2017. He recently revealed that he’ll blame others at the club for choosing Dembele over Kylian.
According to him, even if signing Mbappe was already being talked about, the coaches preferred Dembele because they wanted a player to open the field.
Bartomeu added that Barcelona‘s recent signings have indeed turned out bad but that happens in football and the situation will change soon.
His words, “[Mbappe’s] signing was on the table, but the coaches preferred Dembele because they wanted a player to open the field,”
“Some of the transfers we have done have not met expectations, players who have cost a lot of money, but these things happen in football.”
“When those two players were signed, they were applauded by everyone. Coutinho came because Iniesta was going. He was the best in the Premier League. Dembele came because of Neymar’s departure.”
“You’ve got individual errors, but also a disconnected team. This United team are also really poor in reacting to goals. They’re like babies. If they score, they puff their chests out. Really basic errors.”
“City and Liverpool’s players work like dogs, and they’re the best players in the world. Why is it that we accept United’s players won’t work as hard as them? Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] has to get the best out of them. If he doesn’t, he’s going to have a massive problem at the end of the season.”
“I don’t believe this is a [Paul] Pogba problem,”
“I saw attackers flailing around at team-mates they don’t like – and that has to stop.”
“What Ole has to somehow prove is that he can get top players to work hard. United’s forward players are not organised, they need to put a shift in.”
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