Dembélé has the enemy at home (and is a star of Barça)

The striker has a problem in Ernesto Valverde's team

The problem that threatens Ousmane Dembélé at FC Barcelona

Luxury reinforcement The FC Barcelona closed in Vigo one of the winter transfer market and l leg of the second round of the Copa del Rey the Catalans played against Celtic on Thursday .

Ousmane Dembélé returned to dressing short since the injury he suffered on September 17 in the clash against Getafe . The French did not leave many quality details. He was cold and somewhat dislocated. But nobody can deny his impudence and his desire to improve facing the next matches. The Frenchman starred in a couple of actions that did not end in anything, but that very soon will have a different end to the one they had in Balaídos .

With the fly behind the ear

However, the progression of the former Borussia Dortmund can be seen truncated in the coming weeks and the problem of the striker has a name: Phillippe Coutinho . The negotiations for its transfer are very advanced and in the coming days could land at the Camp Nou .

The arrival of the Brazilian could leave Dembélé on the bench more than expected. On the one hand, because the current system arranged by Ernesto Valverde does not accommodate Ousmane while Luis Suarez and Leo Messianic are on the playing field. In this sense, Coutinho would have more opportunities to enter to occupy a position in the core.

They prefer Coutinho

On the other, because the two cracks prefer the presence of Carioca on the pitch.

Suárez and Messi are both in love with the game of the Liverpool footballer and do not see clearly the way of playing with the French, which they fear will not adapt in sufficient time to provide what the team needs in the key stretch of the season.

Also, the South Americans say they are not clear that Dembélé is capable of assimilating the Barça model of touch and possession, as Ousmane is a more explosive player who needs more space to exploit his quality.