Since his arrival at Barcelona, it’s fair to say that Ousmane Dembele hasn’t exactly set the Camp Nou alight. On a few occasions this season, he has got bums off seats through a mixture of his electric pace and decent finishing, but in truth, those moments have been few and far between. A highlights reel from his time with the Blaugrana would probably last a couple of minutes at best and for a player who cost north of €100 million, that’s nowhere near good enough. He is still young and the comparison to Neymar’s first season at Barça has already been made. The Brazilian took at least a year to get used to the rigours of La Liga, but the jump up from the Campeonato Brasileiro was much more significant than Dembele’s from the Bundesliga. Rumours of a lack of focus behind the scenes can often be seen in his general play, and despite the Frenchman’s obvious talent, he often looks laboured in play and, dare we say it, bored at times. His tardiness for training and team meetings will not be tolerated too much longer by a club that pride itself on the highest standards of professionalism. Dembele appears to be a modern-day Nicolas Anelka who continues to allow his sulky attitude to detract from what he does best. Though Ernesto Valverde has been a vocal exponent of the youngster, preferring to talk up his attributes rather than hammer him for his shortcomings, his patience appears to be wearing thin too. Certainly, if Barcelona continue on their current path then success again beckons at the end of the season. In order for that to happen, however, Valverde needs all of his top players at it in each and every training session and game. With Manchester United desperate for a lightning-quick wide man and Gareth Bale looking less and less likely to be their choice, what price is Dembele for a switch to England? Countryman Anthony Martial is already in situ, and by bringing in his French international colleague, we might just start to see the best of the former again, who appears to be playing his way back into form in any event. From Dembele’s perspective, a move offers a new and exciting challenge, but more significantly a starting spot every week.