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Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona frustrated with young forward after he failed to show up for his Medical examination on Saturday

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Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona frustrated with young forward after he failed to show up for his Medical examination on Saturday

Ousmane Dembele: Barcelona frustrated with young forward after he failed to show up for Medical examination on Saturday after their match with Athletic Club in the La Liga.

Barcelona’s La Liga campaign has started in the worst possible manner. They are already missing Lionel Messi, who is out with a long-term calf strain. Apart from beign beaten 0-1 by Athletic Club, the Spanish Champions now have two more causalities in Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.

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Luis Suarez limped off in the first half of their clash against Athletic last Friday. On Monday, they announced that Ousmane Dembele has been diagnosed with a strain to his left hamstring. He will miss the next five weeks with the injury.

Barcelona angered by Ousmane Dembele

Dembele’s announcement would have come earlier. However much to Barcelona’s chagrin, the French forward did not arrive for his medical on the stated date. Spanish Outlet Marca have reported that the club medics had set an appointment for Saturday morning to perform tests to understand the extent of his injury. However, the 22-year old never showed up. Instead he arrived two days later on Monday morning.

This has caused the club, right through from medical staff to directors and even his own teammates, to be furious with the lack of a reaction from the player. Dembele played the entire 90 minutes on Friday but his discomfort in doing so was visible to all. Barcelona would have expected for more accountability from the player over his own fitness. They are appalled at the players attitude.

Dembele committed a similar disciplinary offense last season when he missed training after oversleeping. The reason he stayed up late was because he spent the night playing Fortnite! It was hoped that he had learned his lesson. However, as is evident, he clearly hasn’t. It remains to be seen if the club take any disciplinary action.

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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