Barcelona have made a lot of bad decisions in recent years, but it looks like things are finally starting to go in the right direction with the appointment of Joan Laporta as the club’s president.

One of the successful decisions is persuading Ousmane Dembele to stay at the Camp Nou, and the Frenchman is paying a lot for the trust of the club’s management.

Ousmane Dembele, a fixed point in Xavi’s team

Moved to Camp Nou for 125 million euros, Ousmane Dembele is the second most expensive player in the history of Barcelona after Philippe Coutinho (135 million).

In the summer of 2017, after just one season at Borussia Dortmund, Dembele was transferred for a record fee considering he was only 20 years old at the time.

His career has not been what most expected, being one of the “porcelain” players of the Camp Nou team.

If we count how many French wingers have been out through injury, we find that Dembele has been unavailable for 705 days, almost 2 years since he was at Barcelona.

However, Dembele has bounced back and is now one of the most important players in Xavi’s squad, an undisputed player who is always capable of putting on a show. Speed, dribbling, execution, a complete footballer who can create an imbalance in the opponent’s defence.

Ousmane Dembele, 5-star performance against Bilbao

France 2018 World Cup winner Dembele proved his worth once again on Sunday night with a fantastic performance against Athletic Bilbao, a team that left the Camp Nou 4-0 down.

It was Ousman Dembele who opened the “ball” for the vice-champion of Spain with an unusual, at least for him, goal. The French recovered a header from Robert Lewandowski’s cross.

Then three decisive assists for the 25-year-old winger of the Catalans, who alternately fed Sergi Roberto, Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

Dembele has 15 games, 4 goals and 7 assists this season, and since arriving at Camp Nou he has played 165 games for the Blaugrana, scoring 36 goals and providing 41 assists.