Dembele bags PSG no 10: Hospital Reactions as former Barcelona snatches Neymar's number
The No. 10 shirt is now available because Neymar Jr. has left the team, and Ousmane Dembélé acquired it from Paris Saint-Germain very quickly.
The Brazilian playmaker left Paris last week to join Al-Hilal, a Saudi Arabian team supported by PIF.
Dembele gets Neymar's number 10 jersey
Dembélé will continue to wear No. 10 for the foreseeable future, according to a statement from PSG on Thursday.
The 26-year-old moved this summer from Barcelona after PSG met his €50 million release clause.
Dembélé was already at the center of PSG's plan, and he now with the number 10 jersey has proof of his importance.
Dembele got Neymar's number 11 jersey at Barcelona
Dembélé had picked up the old shirt number belonging to the Brazilian before.
The Blaugranas' #11 jersey went to Dembélé, who had recently signed from Dortmund in a €135 million transfer when Neymar left Barcelona for PSG in 2017.
Reactions as Dembele gets PSG number 10 jersey
The football social media space was on fire following the annoucement that Deembele would get the number 10 jersey.
The word hospital trended as many explained Dembele's well-documented injury history.
Neymar suffered several injuries during his time at PSG and fans expected Dembele to follow suit.
This Saturday night at Toulouse, the former Stade Rennais youth product is expected to make his Les Parisiens debut in a competitive match.
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