Ousmane Dembele Is In Trouble With Barcelona Again

Ousmane Dembele appears have some serious issues with punctuality and timekeeping.

The France international scored a brilliant goal in the 4-0 thrashing of Catalan rivals Espanyol yesterday to continue a fine run of form in La Liga.

But just as things seemed rosy, he has angered his club by turning up late once again.

MARCA are reporting that the former Borussia Dortmund man was a whole TWO hours late for a light training session on Sunday and ended up training on his own because the rest of the squad had finished up.

Sadly this isn't a one-off for Dembele. Last month, Mundo Deportivo reported that the 21-year-old could not be contacted for "an hour and a half" over the phone, which caused "unrest" for Barça's team as they tried to chase him up for training.

Then, later on in the month, as per El Chiringuito TV's Ignacio Miguélez, he turned up to the Nou Camp late for the game against Real Betis.

Miguélez says that players who aren't selected for the squad are required to turn up 15 to 45 minutes before the start of the match.

While Dembele is producing on the pitch, he still needs to improve his attitude. We'll have to wait and see to find out if he starts against Spurs on Tuesday.

Topics: Football News, FC Barcelona, Football, Ousmane Dembele

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