Barcelona News: Martin Braithwaite has praised his former team-mate Ousmane Dembele, calling the Frenchman ‘special’.
Dembélé has been impressive for Barcelona so far this season. There was uncertainty surrounding his future after his contract with Barcelona expired on June 30.
He was linked with several clubs in the summer transfer window. He eventually extended his stay at Barcelona, signing a two-year contract.
For his part, Braithwaite joined Espnayol in the summer transfer market after terminating his contract with Barcelona. Braithwaite has signed a three-year contract with Espanyol.
Barcelona news: Braithwaite lavishes praise on ‘incredible’ Ousmane Dembele
Braithwaite has now lavished praise on his former Barcelona teammate. The Danish forward said that he had never seen a player like Dembélé after Lionel Messi.
Braithwaite also claimed that Dembele has more impact than Robert Lewandowski at Barcelona. He also described Dembélé as a good player and a good person.
“Dembele is very good. I like him a lot. He has enormous talent. I have never seen someone as talented as him. I’m serious,” Braithwaite told Tot Costa. “Leo Messi is something else, but after him I haven’t seen any player like Dembélé. The boy is special.
“Dembélé’s individual talent has more impact than that of a player like Lewandowski, individually speaking. Ousmane is amazing. Good player and good person. Lewandowski scores a lot of goals, I’m happy for him, he’s a great professional”, added the Espanyol striker.
Meanwhile, both Dembele and Lewandowski have been impressive for Barcelona this season. Lewandowski, who joined Barca in the summer transfer window, has already scored eight goals for the club in just five appearances.
Meanwhile, Dembele has scored a goal and provided four assists in five appearances for Barca this season.
Meanwhile, Barcelona is undefeated in the 22/23 season. They shared points with Rayo Vallecano in their first La Liga game 22/23, but have won every game they have played since then.
Barcelona sit second in the La Liga points table with 10 points from four games. They are only behind Real Madrid, which has 12 points from four games.
Barcelona also started their 22/23 Champions League campaign in style. They defeated Viktoria Plzen 5-1 in their first match. Both Lewandowski and Dembele starred for Barcelona in that match, with the former scoring a hat-trick and the latter providing two assists.
