Ousmane Dembele has not been in Ernesto Valverde's plansTerry Gibson says Ousmane Dembele's value might have halved in one season as the big-money signing struggles to force his way into Ernesto Valverde's plans at Barcelona. The snub from manager Valverde was even more surprising after a first-half injury to Andres Iniesta and the youngster has only made seven appearances in La Liga this season. Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Gibson believes Valverde does not rate the forward, but says he should try to find a way to protect the value of the player. "You can't have many complaints in general about Valverde," he told Sky Sports' La Liga Weekly Podcast. "They are winning most of their games, they are unbeaten in La Liga this season and are huge favourites to win the league.

Source: Sky sports March 06, 2018 06:00 UTC