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Journalist
Graduated from Journalism School in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
Recruited by PSG from FC Barcelona in the summer of 2023 for €50 million, Ousmane Dembélé quickly established himself as a major element of Luis Enrique’s eleven. Jérôme Rothen defends the Spanish coach of PSG, and he makes a rather disturbing revelation in passing by indicating that Barça was happy to get rid of Dembélé last year.
To compensate for the sale of Neymar at the Saudi clubAl-Hilalthe PSG had decided to set his sights on Ousmane Dembele’s during the market summer 2023. Recruited for €50M from FC Barcelonathe attacker of theFrench team has been connected to alternating current since the start of his Parisian adventure, with fairly irregular performances depending on the matches. And it even seems that the Barça was not unhappy to part with Dembele’s when he sold it to PSG…
Rothen defends Enrique
In his show Rothen igniteson RMC Sport, Jerome Rothen discussed the current lack of popularity of Luis Enrique au PSG : « I don’t mind all of Luis Enrique’s detractors telling us that he has a difficult personality, that he is arrogant and that the players can’t take it anymore. But I haven’t seen a player come out of the woods yet. So yes, sometimes there are unmistakable signs of frustration and annoyance because it takes time to arrive and they remain young players. Within a certain framework, these young players can develop and some need to have this framework to really progress », notes the former left winger of the PSGbefore making the connection with the arrival ofOusmane Dembélé.
“Barcelona was very happy to part with it”
« Given that this squad is young, and he wanted it, these young people need this framework. When I see the framework he leaves for Barcola and Dembélé, I don’t have the impression that he is restricting them. These players are not restricted today. Barcola had no reference before, he is developing at PSG. He grew up at PSG and became international with Luis Enrique. I find that he is not restricted. To come back to Dembélé, it is the fruit of his career. It was already on alternating current even in Rennes and Dortmund. Barcelona were very happy to part with it. I have the impression that compared to certain profiles, it does not restrict them. There are also positives and not only negatives with Luis Enrique at PSG. The Hakimi-Dembélé right side, we all agree that it’s dynamite. Things are always happening. Do you think Hakimi is restrained? Me, not at all. He even finds himself as number 9 very often. Given that they are young players, most need to have a very specific framework to perhaps develop “, noted Rothenwhich therefore explains that the Barça wanted to separate from OUsmane Dembélé before his arrival at PSG.
