DBasia.news – Ousmane Dembele follows Rafinha Alcantara and Samuel Umtiti to the medical room of Barcelona. Dembele has injured hence the absent possibility.
“Tests carried out on first team player Ousmane Dembélé have confirmed a sprained ankle that will keep him out of action for approximately 15 days,” Barcelona wrote in the club’s website.
It’s a big hit for Barcelona. Dembele is currently performing his best. Lately, the 21-year-old striker scored one goal of the 3-1 victory between Barcelona against Leganes on the 20th-week of LaLiga, Monday (21/1).
That’s the 50th performance of Dembele with Barcelona since signed from Borussia Dortmund worth 150 million euro two years ago. The goal adds his goalscoring achievement this season to be 17 goals, and he also contributed 12 assists.
Without Dembele, Barcelona’s front line would be less accurate. The 2018 World Cup with France national team completes the trio-strikers along with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
Big Chance for Philippe Coutinho
Dembele’s injury would be a blessing for the Brasilian attacking midfielder, Philippe Coutinho. The former Liverpool player could replace him in the left wing within the 4-3-3 scheme of Ernesto Valverde.
It’s no longer a secret that Coutinho is under the spotlight due to his absence of contribution for Barcelona. Compared to Dembele, Coutinho hasn’t performed worth his high fee: £142M.
Coutinho’s declining performance once raised the issue that he was the target of Manchester United and Chelsea.
Even though he is the attacking-midfielder, Coutinho could play in both the wing and behind the striker. He has a good playing vision and accurate long-ball.