During the 2015-2016 season, Juan Fernando Quintero cohabited with Ousmane Dembélé at Stade Rennais. Impressed by the qualities of the current number 10 of PSG, the Colombian attacking midfielder was full of praise for him. Moreover, according to Juan Fernando Quintero, Ousmane Dembélé was better than Lionel Messi when he was 17.
While he was evolving on the side of FC PortoJuan Fernando Quintero was loaned for a season to Stade Rennaisand this, during the 2015-2016 financial year. Within the Breton club, the 31-year-old attacking midfielder met Ousmane Dembélé. Trained in Stade Rennaisthe current number 10 of the PSG a bluffé Juan Fernando Quintero during their cohabitation. So much so that the Colombian believes thatOusmane Dembélé was better than Lionel Messi when he was 17.
“I have never seen such a talented man in my life”
“I went to Rennes on the last day of the transfer window. And when I arrived, a fortnight later, I was told “meeting”. And a skinny young man comes in and greets me. Pedro Henrique, who is now at Corinthians, tells me: “hey, watch out, this guy is a crack” (…). I look at him and say to myself, “Who could this guy be?” And the coach comes and tells us: “you don't know who he is. He's been out for 15 days. Guys, this is Ousmane Dembélé, he's going to apologize, listen to him.” He stops in the middle and says, “I apologize to you, but not to the coach.” Everyone starts laughing, while Ousmane continues his speech: “I apologize to you, but not to the coach, because I wanted to leave, I already extended, but I know that in one year, I will leave. I have a clause until June 20, so before June 20 I apologize to all of you, but I wanted to leave, thank you.told Juan Fernando Quinterobefore adding a layer.
“I saw Messi and he is at the top, but Ousmane”
“I loved him. I have never seen such a talented man in my life. At practice, he walked past everyone and I was like, “Who is this guy?” He was flying. It was impressive. I mean, I saw Messi and he's at the top, but Ousmane… At 17, it's impossible to hit like that with both feet (…). That year he scored 21 goals. I had never seen anyone like that. I came home and said, “Amazing, I’ve never seen anyone like that and with that personality: this guy is crazy,” the conclusion Juan Fernando Quintero during an interview given to the channel YouTube JF10TV.
