“I like to give joy, to dribble, to get the crowds up”, swears Ousmane Dembélé

2023-08-12 14:03:36

Dembouz signed up for five seasons at Paris Saint-Germain. PSG

The neo-Parisian delivers his first impressions of the capital club club this Saturday.

Pleasure. A central notion in the new PSG wanted by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. That’s good, Ousmane Dembélé is the kind of player who should delight the public at the Parc des Princes. “Above all, I am passionate about football. I like to please the supporters who come to the stadium. I like to give joy, I like to dribble, to get the crowds up. And Paris is all that!“Enthuses the 26-year-old French international, who signed a five-year contract with the French champions. A transfer of 50 M€ for this Norman, who claims to have “always watched Paris. And I always talked about Paris Saint-Germain. And there, I tell myself that it’s time to come here, to Paris, to France, to my home. I have a lot of friends here, I have my family, so for me it was important to come back here.“It was also important for PSG, while the future of Kylian Mbappé (who did not fail to welcome his “brother” Dembélé), Marco Verratti and Neymar is uncertain to say the least. The new coach Luis Enrique did not call them to face Lorient this Saturday (9 p.m.), at the Parc des Princes, during the first day of Ligue 1.

A match that “Dembouz” will watch from the stands, he who “hope to score a lot of goals, make a lot of assists and bring joy to the fans“. The former player of Rennes, Dortmund and Barcelona, ​​however, mentioned his collective objectives first: “Of course, it’s first of all to win titles, to make the supporters, the city proud and then to go the furthest also in the Champions League.“. Remember that PSG remains on two outings in the round of 16 of the Cup with big ears, after two appearances in the last four and even a final, in 2020.

I am always in a good mood. I like to tease everyone a bit.

Ousmane Dembele

Still, pleasure is also central to Luis Enrique’s discourse and method, the latter believing that “offensive identity is non-negotiable“. Precisely, the speech of the Spanish coach seems to have hit home with Dembélé. “For me, having confidence is essential for a football player. I also spoke with the sports director (Luis Campos) and the President (Nasser Al-Khelaïfi). I spoke with them, they really explained the Paris Saint-Germain project to me and I liked it. It’s very exciting and I hope we will do great things together“, indicated the person concerned, explaining that he “love the style of playfrom his new coach. “We know him, we know his obsession with ball possession, we know his attacking game and that suits me perfectly.», Rejoices Dembélé, who also says to himself «ready and excitedand which will contribute to the good mood of the group. “Outside the locker room, I’m always in a good mood. I like to tease everyone a bit. I am also known a little about that. So yes, I will try to bring my joie de vivre back to the group“, he swears. It promises…

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