Tuchel addresses Dembele links as Chelsea linked with deal

Thomas Tuchel has refused to fuel speculation linking Chelsea with Barcelona outcast Ousmane Dembele

Dembele is a player that has been in the headlines alot over the past few weeks as there has been alot of speculation about where he will be playing by the end of the transfer window.

Barcelona have been in talks with the Frenchman over a new contract at the club, but that has not worked out, and he now looks set to depart the Spanish giants after failing to agree that new contract

A host of top clubs have been alerted to the situation and we have been credited with a strong interest, with Dembele reportedly available on loan for a fee of just £3million this month.

Though reluctant to discuss rumours of a possible reunion, Tuchel sang Dembele’s praises at his press conference on Friday and revealed they had ‘exchanged some messages’ while he was in charge of Paris Saint-Germain.

‘He is a very good player and he’s in his top level. I’m very fortunate to have trained him in my time at Dortmund,’ the Chelsea head coach told reporters.

‘It was only one year, it should have been longer, but I needed to leave and he decided to leave.

‘From there, we are not in the closest contact. We met here and there because of his duties for the French national team and, of course, I was in Paris so this was when they were preparing for national duties.

‘It’s [France’s training base] very close to Paris so this is where we met and exchanged some messages.’

IcChelseanews View

Dembele could be a very good player is he stays fit, but that has been his problem over the past few seasons. But at the end of the day, do we really need him this transfer window?

Jamie

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