Seydou Dembele, a highly rated 18-year-old attacking midfielder from Mali who was close to joining Chelsea, may have finally changed his mind to sign for Barcelona.Africafoot reports that the current Jean-Marc Guillou Academy de Bamako player will sign with Barça, adding: “The player is expected to arrive in Spain within the next few days to sign a contract with the Catalan club.”
Chelsea were prepared to pay €1.5 million for the young Seydou Dembele, who was also attracting attention from Red Bull Salzburg (a team associated with JMG Academy) and Fenerbahce.
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Here’s how Seydou Dembele, an 18-year-old 1.65m tall player, plays.
Seydou Dembélé stood out for the Mali Under-17 national team at the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, scoring two goals and providing four assists in five games.
“His short height (1.65 meters) did not hinder his brilliance. He scored two goals and provided four assists. The JMG Academy number 10 was very mobile and with his left foot it was very easy to pass passes behind the defense.” Alberto Rubio and Rodrigo G. Pascual analyzed Seydou Dembélé’s U17 World Cup.
In the last U-17 Africa Cup of Nations held in Morocco, Seydou Dembele played 6 games, scoring 2 goals and providing 1 assist.
