Bright future in front of Dembele

French team Rennes has always been one of the clubs known as full of talented young players. Although in recent years the reputation of their football academy has lost some of its lustre.

This season the 18-year-old Ousmane Dembele has shown his real talent. Some of the biggest clubs in the world have shown great interest in the forward. After three goals against Nantes, he scored in the derby match against Olympique Marseille. In the last round he scored against Reims.

The young Frenchman resembles the style of Neymar in Barcelona. In this campaign Dembele has scored 12 goals and has made 5 assists in 20 games. Another important statistic shows one of the highest rates of successful dribbling per game in the French Ligue 1 – 4.5 per game on average.

Ousmane Dembele was born in 1997. The attacker made his debut in the Ligue 1 in November. He showed amazing confidence and faith in his own qualities.

“I always try to please the fans, but now must focus on my team work,” the forward said. “It’s amazing what I’ve done so far, but it is not enough to become a legendary player,” concluded the young man.

Dembele feels comfortable when dribbling. He has good pace and is very fast. The Frenchman is compared with the Brazilian Neymar.

“Give him space and he will punish you. The only way to stop is if Dembele is to give him no free spaces,” commented French specialists.

“He can win the Ballon d’Or. I saw Cristiano Ronaldo at the same age at Manchester United. Ousmane has similar characteristics, that reminds me of a young Ronaldo,” said the former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre.

The youngster has recorded 2 appearances for French national team U21. He has scored 4 goals in 8 games for France U17.

After the great victory against Nantes (4-1), Rennes have recorded two consecutive victories over Marseille and Reims, and The Red and Blacks are now lying in the 4th place in the standings. Ousmane Dembele scored his first hat-trick exactly against Nantes and showed his great skills and pace.

In conclusion, the young forward is also very smart. “I mustn’t do redundant things on the pitch. I must be very effective. Because when I lose the ball, all the pressure is on my teammates. I hope I can improve my performance in the near future,” the forward said in an interview. For sure, the youngster can become one of the greatest players if he keeps developing his skills on the pitch.