Ex-Barcelona Star Doesn’t Hold Back on PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé

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Samuel Umtiti played alongside the PSG star at Barcelona before their paths split in 2023. For the former Catalan defender, the Ballon d’Or was always destined for Dembélé.

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“I was aware of [Dembélé’s] qualities,” Umtiti said (h/t Le10Sport). “And back then, he really wasn’t mature enough (laughs) given the potential he had. Sometimes, he acted like he was at the City Stadium and didn’t realize he was playing at Barcelona.

“He was natural, carefree, and unaware. He became conscious of these things under Luis Enrique, gained maturity as well, but the Ballon d’Or is well deserved given the qualities he had.”