O. Dembele: L. Messi's advice helped me a lot

2025-08-25 19:54 © scanpix

Paris "Saint Germain" forward Ousmane Dembele is considered one of the most realistic candidates to triumph in the upcoming "Ballon d'Or" voting.

According to the Frenchman, his significant rise to the top was also influenced by a piece of advice from the forward Lionel Messi he received in the past.

"From the very first days at the 'Barca' club, I got along very well with him.

In the dressing room, our lockers were next to each other and I received a lot of valuable advice from the Argentine.

He told me to take my profession very seriously if I wanted to achieve something, and I closely observed and tried to copy L. Messi's play on the field," Dembele stated.