BACELONA have been boosted to the return to training of Ousmane Dembele.
The French international who joined the Catalan giants for a mind-blowing £138million from Borussia Dortmund in the summer has been out of action since damaging his hamstring in September.
Dembele had been struggling to make an impression and was forced off in the win at Getafe.
After a successful operation, Dembele was expected to out of action for three months.
But his return could be sooner after a posting a picture on social media with his boots on at Barcelona’s training ground.
The 20-year-old became the second costliest player in history when he made the switch from the Bundesliga to Catalonia in August.
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Dembele was supposed to the big high profile addition to the Barca ranks following Neymar’s blockbusting move to Paris Saint-Germain.
The winger spent just one season with Dortmund after leaving Ligue 1 side Rennes for just £12m in 2016.
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However, despite the return to light training, Barca boss Ernesto Valverde will be reluctant to rush hish big moiney signing back into action anytime soon.
His injury could have been a result of the huge pressure of his historic move to La Liga, according to the doctor who operated on his damaged hamstring.
Dr. Sakari Orava is the Finnish medicine man who operated on the striker and he told Mundo Deportivo the pressure of a big-money move could have been a factor in the injury.
He said: “For the moment, the recovery of Dembele is going well,”
“I am in permanent contact with (Barcelona doctor) Dr. Pruna, who is in charge of sending me the reports that are applicable to Dembele and for now everything is correct.
“He, like all young boys at his age, is very optimistic, but it is preferable to be cautious. Maybe it was a sin of youth not to say that he felt discomfort in that area beforehand.
“The pressure that he has been exposed to after his transfer to the club could also influence the injury.”
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