Barcelona signed the 21-year-old to replace Neymar in a €147m deal but his lack of discipline and poor professionalism is putting his career at risk
There are many reasons thousands of footballers don’t make it to the game’s peak, despite possessing innate talent which could make them world stars.
Two of the biggest are bad luck and a bad mentality. Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele has suffered from both.
And as with the likes of Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano and Hatem Ben Arfa, the latter could take the World Cup winner crashing down off the mountain he has ascended.