2023-08-17 16:31:51
Nature abhors a vacuum. So when Neymar left Paris Saint-Germain, leaving the iconic number 10 vacant, it didn’t take long for it to be recovered. And the lucky winner is known: it is the latest recruit of the Reds & Blues, Ousmane Dembélé.
Information made official shortly before 4:30 p.m. this Thursday by Paris Saint-Germain but visible from the start of the afternoon… on the club’s online store, which offers the “Dembélé 10” customization option when purchasing a a first team jersey. When he arrived at the club, the French international (37 caps, 4 goals) had chosen the number 23, the one he wore on his professional debut at Stade Rennais.
The first French 10 at PSG since… Vikash Dhorasoo
For those who had already bought Ousmane Dembélé’s jersey, don’t panic. Those who bought it on the online store have not yet received delivery, so their jersey will arrive fresh in the mailbox with the new number. For those who bought it in store, they can exchange it.
This is the very first time in his career that Ousmane Dembélé will wear number 10 on his shirt. The native of Vernon (Eure) wore the 23 in Rennes, then the 7 in Dortmund, and finally the 11 then the 7 in FC Barcelona. In the France team, he has always worn the number 11, recovered by Marco Asensio this summer at Paris Saint-Germain after having spent the entire 2022-23 season without an owner.
A number steeped in history, worn by some of the club’s greatest legends. Ousmane Dembélé becomes the thirteenth “official” bearer at PSG, since the 1996-1997 season and the adoption by the LFP of the rule aimed at assigning numbers to players for the year. But only the second Frenchman since that date, after Vikash Dhorasoo who wore it from June 2005 to his dismissal from the club in October 2006.
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