Today’s whispers are floating down the wing
In today’s Absurd
Football News,
Barcelona have been given permission to sign a replacement for Ousmane Dembélé, a man so knacked by hamstring-twang that Barça players even took to the pitch at the weekend in funereal
fashion, every single member of the squad donning specially-prepared Dembélé shirts. He’s pulled his hamstring, lads!
The upshot of Dembélé’s injury is that Barcelona are a little short in attack. This, of course, is entirely their own fault. Dembélé picked up the problem well before the end of the January transfer window, yet despite their almost limitless financial resources, Barcelona chose not to loan or buy a replacement. Rather, they actually let one of their potential replacements, Carles Pérez, leave on transfer deadline day, joining Roma on loan. Bring out the violins! Listen close, and you can hear the Rumour Mill’s heart smashing into a million pieces.