A few days after conquering Golden ballUsman Dembele revealed in an interview with France Football that the first to congratulate him Lionel Messi.
“Messi sent me a message directly. He was very happy for me“, Said French striker Paris Saint -Germain, who still maintains close ties with his former teammates since he was fighting in Barcelona.
Dembele revealed that messages also received from Xavi and Luis Suarezwhile from the Paris camp he was conceded by him Ashraf Hakimithe coach Luis Enrique and the technical director Luis Kamposwho were unable to attend the ceremony due to the postponement of the “classic” on the same day.
In the interview, the 28 -year -old international likened his personal achievement to one of his most famous goals, that against Tottenham on December 11, 2018: “I pushed the opponent, I got the ball, saw that there was one against two. I said “I’ll go alone”. I did the sprint, I passed the defender with pretens and scoring. This, for me, is the same as the Golden Ball. ”
With a smile on his lips, Dembele concluded: ‘The Golden Ball is like that goal. A moment I will remember forever”
Source: Sport Fm
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