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 fans who come to the stadium. I like to give joy, I like to dribble, to get the crowds up. And Paris, that’s all that!” Enthused 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’ve 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 “hopes to score a lot of goals, make a lot of assists and give joy to the fans”. The former Rennes, Dortmund and Barcelona player, however, mentioned his collective objectives first: “Obviously, it’s first of all to win titles, to make the supporters, the city proud and then to go the furthest too. 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.
Still, pleasure is also central to the discourse and method of Luis Enrique, 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,” said the person concerned, explaining that he “likes the style of play” of his new coach. “We know him, we know his obsession with possession of the ball, we know his attacking game and that suits me perfectly”, rejoices Dembélé, who also says he is “ready and excited” and who will contribute to the good mood of the band. “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 back my joy of living in the group”, he swears. It promises…
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