Jamie Carragher says Moussa Dembele is a gem, comments on future

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Jamie Carragher highlights the work Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers did with Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling at Liverpool.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has praised Celtic forward Moussa Dembele in The Daily Mail.

The former Liverpool defender believes that Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has unearthed a gem in Dembele.

The French youngster joined the Bhoys in the summer transfer window after leaving English club Fulham at the end of the 2015-16 season.

Dembele has been in superb form for the Hoops so far this season, scoring goals for fun both in the Scottish Premiership and in the Champions League.

The 20-year-old forward scored a hat-trick for Celtic against Old Firm rivals Rangers at Celtic Park in the league last month.

The youngster found the net twice in the 3-3 draw with Manchester City in Glasgow in Champions League Group C on Wednesday evening.

Carragher believes that Dembele will only get better working with former Liverpool and Swansea City manager Rodgers.

The former England international defender has also suggested that Celtic could struggle to hold onto the young forward if he continues to score goals at the current rate.

“Brendan Rodgers has unearthed a gem,” Carragher wrote in The Daily Mail. “He only cost £500,000 from Fulham and with Rodgers’ background in developing young players, there is no question Dembele is in the right place to prosper.

“He only had to see Raheem Sterling at Parkhead to see how Rodgers handles young talent.

“Already the 20-year-old looks like an absolute bargain and, if he keeps scoring at the rate he has been, Celtic are going to struggle to keep him but potential suitors will have to be wary: if Celtic do eventually sell him, then it is going to be for a fee 20 or 30 times more than their initial outlay.”

Dembele is still young and developing, but there can be no doubt that he is talented.

Rodgers has a good track record of developing young and talented players, and the Celtic forward is certainly at the right place to improve.

Raheem Sterling has now established himself as an important player for City, but the England international attacker’s initial development was at Liverpool.

Rodgers helped the 21-year-old, who can play as a winger or as an attacking midfielder, become more versatile during their time together at Liverpool.