Dortmund’s Dembele declared missing

Borussia Dortmund’s head coach, Peter Bosz, says French forward, Ousmane Dembele, missed training on Thursday.

Bosz said the Bundesliga club had been unable to contact the 20-year-old, who is reportedly a target of La Liga side, Barcelona.

“Ousmane Dembele was not in training today. We do not know why. We tried to reach him but we did not,” he told reporters.

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“There was no sign yesterday that Ousmane Dembele would not be here today. We hope nothing terrible has happened.”

Dortmund signed Dembele on a five-year deal from Rennes in May 2016.

And the striker is reportedly a £135m target for Barcelona as a replacement for Brazilian star, Neymar.

Dembele was outstanding for Dortmund last season, scoring 10 goals and providing 21 assists in 49 matches in all competitions.

 

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