Dembele: Neymar is one of the best in the world, I am here to develop and improve

Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2017 by Marca.com

Following a summer of transfer difficulties at Barcelona, the club were finally able to present Ousmane Dembele to supporters on Monday, with the Frenchman confirming that he hopes to improve and develop and not necessarily replace Neymar, whom he considers to be one of the world's best.

Just fewer than 20,000 fans were present at the Camp Nou when Dembele was unveiled in the traditional manner after penning a five-year contract with Los Cules.

The player faced questions from assembled media and was keen to distance himself from the idea that he will replace the Brazilian.

"Neymar is one of the best in the world, he is an excellent player, whereas I'm coming from just my second season as a professional hoping to develop and improve," he explained.

Forcing a transfer has been one of the hot topics surrounding the 2017 summer window and whilst many back in Dortmund are uneasy with how the former Stade Rennes forward facilitated his transfer, Dembele himself made clear his delight to be joining such a huge club.

"I am delighted to be here, it is a dream come true to sign for Barcelona and I want to win the maximum possible number of matches," he continued.

"This is the best team in the world and I have to settle well."

The Blaugrana have parted with a club record fee believed to be in the region of 150 million euros,100 of which will be paid up front to the German club.

"I am not aware of the exact economic amount," Dembele said.

"The only thing that matters to me is getting started and playing football here."