Speaking to Soccer Am’s YouTube channel, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been waxing-lyrical about reported Liverpool target Ousmane Dembele.
Liverpool have been linked with a summer move for Dembele for quite some time now, with Fabrizio Romano claiming that the Reds have always had an eye on the Frenchman.
Tuchel clearly believes that he’s a quality player.
What’s been said?
Tuchel was asked who is the best player he’s ever managed, and he believes that Dembele is amongst the greatest he’s ever coached.
“One of the first names that comes to mind is Ousmane Dembele when he came to Dortmund. He had a natural talent and he was very outstanding,” Tuchel said.
“We had Mats Hummels, we had Gundogan, Mhitaryan, Aubameyang. I’m forgetting top players,
“But Ousmane Dembele was one of the craziest natural talents because he could shoot free kicks with his left and with his right, take corners from the left and then going to another corner and doing an inswinger with the right. Dribbling, running, passing. He was on the highest level at just 18 years old when his development wasn’t finished,” Tuchel said.
What a talent
Tuchel only coached Dembele for one season when he was a teenager, but he believes he’s amongst the best players he’s ever coached.
Bear in mind the fact that Tuchel has managed the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and N’Golo Kante and it’s easy to see just how big this praise is.
Dembele is undoubtedly a fantastic talent, and with Liverpool reportedly eyeing him up, we can only hope we get the chance to see him play in the Premier League sooner rather than later.
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