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Deschamps on Dembele: He could score more and be more effective

France boss Didier Deschamps has been talking about Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele after calling the forward into his latest squad for World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It’s the first time in over two years that Dembele has been called up for international duty and comes during a season where the 23-year-old has finally managed to play regularly and, fingers crossed, put his injury problems behind him.

Deschamps told a news conference on Monday that he also wants to see Dembele being more effective and clinical in front of goal.

“Now he is able to play again, he is able to make the difference and score goals.