FC Barcelona signed Borussia Dortmund's Ousmane Dembele for a club-record fee, and coach Ernesto Valverde has explained why the club decided to splash €105 million on the forward.
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The Catalan giants confirmed on Friday that a deal has been agreed with Dortmund for the transfer of the Frenchman.
Dembele is Barca's fourth signing of this transfer window, following the arrivals of Gerard Deulofeu, Nelson Semedo and Paulinho.
"He is a player who guarantees offensive depth, the depth that we have lost and that we need," Valverde was quoted as saying by FourFourTwo
"He is a player who can play on both sides of attack, also in the middle, so that gives us a lot of possibilities.
"He is quick, skilful and we hope he will be able to bring a lot to the team. We are very excited about this player. We have got high hopes, we still need to get to know him on a personal level. It is going to be great to get to know him at the club.
"Last year at Dortmund you could already see he was a good player. Barcelona were also looking at him back then.
"Borussia Dortmund have been able to see in person just what a quality player he is and let's hope he lives up to every expectation here and brings us lots of joy."
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