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Ousmane Dembele delighted to join ‘best club in the world’ after Barcelona complete £135m deal

Ousmane Dembele delighted to join ‘best club in the world’ after been signed by Barcelona for a fee of  £135.5million becoming the Second most expensive signing in history and second most expensive signing this summer.   Ousmane Dembele says he has realised his childhood dream after signing for Barcelona in a deal worth up to £135.5million. The France star has put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Camp Nou after Barca came to an agreement with Borussia Dortmund for an initial £96.8m fee. The deal is the second most expensive transfer of all time, behind only Neymar’s £200m move to Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the summer. Speaking for the first time following his switch, Dembele said: ‘I’m very happy to be here. @Dembouz Camp Nou #DembeleDay 2:05 PM - Aug 28, 2017 199 3,772 9,212 FC Barcelona @FCBarcelona Follow ‘It has always been my dream to be at Barcelona and now I’m here I’m very happy to have achieved my dream. ‘It is the best club in the world with the b...

UEFA Champions League Draw Confirmed: Real Madrid With Tough Group, Manchester United Lucky

The draw of the UEFA Champions League group stages took place in Monaco this evening, and Real Madrid have been drawn into a tough draw, while Manchester United received an easy group. The defending champions will again be the side to beat in this year's competition after Los Blancos became the first team to lift back-to-back UCL titles last season. Zinedine Zidane's side have been drawn against in the toughest group alongside Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham Hotspur and Apoel. South Africa is likely to have two representatives in the competition: Dino Ndlovu scored the goal that secured FK Qarabag's entry into the group stages, while Rivaldo Coetzee, pending a medical and contract signature, will take part with Scottish giants Celtic. Ndlovu's side received a tough draw, facing Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and AS Roma, while Coetzee's likely new club Celtic will face Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Anderlecht. Here are the eight groups in full: Group A: Benfi...

Manchester United not the best team in England – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has insisted that Manchester United are not the Premier League’s “dream team”, despite their 4-0 win over West Ham on the opening weekend of the new season. United are currently top of the table after their emphatic win at Old Trafford. But Mourinho claims the manner of the victory ,does not make his side the best team in the country or favourites for the title. “I’m too experienced and stable to lose my discipline, my stability and to think a 4-0 really makes us the best team in the country, the favourites or the dream team. “We’re not favourites, we’re not the dream team, we’re just a team with more confidence than last season, with more time of work together, but I’m calm. “When I look to the last match, I like many, many things, but the challenge is not to repeat the result, because a 4-0 win is difficult to repeat in the Premier League, but to repeat the same kind of performance. “We had goo...