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Not entirely sure why Dembele is being cited as a player that could leave. He was always said to be lacking in energy in the last 10 minutes or so, which may have been true but his performance has been great lately, even later on in the game and I can't fault his game at present, there are few that can match him.
I for one would like to see him enjoy playing at the new stadium as reward for his great play for us (Ok I wouldn't put that as a reason for keeping a player) but if he's still putting in the hours at his best, why get rid of him. Besides there's the loyalty thing. We shouldn't let players leave for no reason. Having players around that keep the ball like Dembele does is very comforting and there's not just the ability he has that is good during a game but there's also the influence and teaching he can impart to the rest of the team by simply watching him in action.
I say keep him as long as we can and as long as he's good as a player. Once we start losing impetus if a player is starting to flag, then Ok replace him but lets not let our team down by putting in a lesser player.
I for one would like to see him enjoy playing at the new stadium as reward for his great play for us (Ok I wouldn't put that as a reason for keeping a player) but if he's still putting in the hours at his best, why get rid of him. Besides there's the loyalty thing. We shouldn't let players leave for no reason. Having players around that keep the ball like Dembele does is very comforting and there's not just the ability he has that is good during a game but there's also the influence and teaching he can impart to the rest of the team by simply watching him in action.
I say keep him as long as we can and as long as he's good as a player. Once we start losing impetus if a player is starting to flag, then Ok replace him but lets not let our team down by putting in a lesser player.