Portugese winger, Cristiano Ronaldo has given his candid opinion about why France international, Dembele joined Spanish side, Barcelona.
Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele
Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has said that Ousmane Dembele signed for Barcelona to play with Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo also claims he did not know who the forward was before he signed for the Catalan giant.
Dembele played one full season for Rennes in Ligue 1 after graduating from the club’s academy in 2015-16 before joining Borussia Dortmund.
The French youngster signed a five-year deal at Signal Iduna Park, in view of him leading the club’s next generation of players.
He played just one season in Germany before signing for Barcelona. The Liga outfit spent €105 million for his signature with an additional €40m to be handed over in add-ons.
And the Portugal captain was said to be confused as to why Barcelona had to spend such a significant amount of money for a player who was relatively unknown to those in Spain.