Barcelona Star Dembele Donates €100,000 to Boyhood Club Hit by Financial Crisis

• Ousmane Dembele has donated €100,000 to his former club FC Evreux 27
• The France winger spent a year with the club before joining Rennes at 13
• Dembele joined Borussia Dortmund in 2017 after a fantastic debut season

Ousmane Dembele has won many hearts over after the winger donated €100,000 to his boyhood club, FC Evreux 27, who are currently battling a financial crisis.

The Barcelona star remains loyal to his local town and the club that set him on the road to professional football, years after leaving the French side that plays in the fourth tier of the country's leagues.

According to Football Espana, Dembele started out in the club's youth ranks at the age of between 12 and 13, playing for ALM Évreux before switching to Evreux FC in 2009.

The France winger, who has been roundly praised by the club and the mayor, was spotted by a host of Ligue 1 club scouts before he opted to move to Rennes in 2010.

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Dembele was later brought to Germany by Borussia Dortmund in 2017 and a year later, Barcelona paid a hefty €105 million transfer fee to bring him to Catalonia.

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Meanwhile, Barcelona manager, Xavi has revealed that injured winger, Dembele is on the verge of a first-team return, Sports Mole reports.

The winger was expected to return until mid-March, but the 25-year-old was back in training on Friday and is closing in on a return to action.

Dembele has missed the Catalan outfit's last six matches with a hamstring problem he picked up against Girona at the end of January.

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Sports Brief also reported on Dembele experienced a Barcelona rebirth, winning the hearts of fans and management alike at Camp Nou after a tough first few seasons.

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The 25-year-old was instrumental in helping the Catalans secure a Copa del Rey semi-final spot after netting the sole goal in the 1-0 victory against Real Sociedad.

Coach Xavi is delighted with Dembele’s progress so far and has described the French forward as 'lethal' and 'one of the best footballers in the world currently'.